Funding
The latest news and analysis on funding received by local authority and academy schools in the UK, including government spending, advice on budgeting and more
Wednesday
24th Apr 2024
Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise
The education secretary has said her decision on whether the government can help schools with extra funding will depend on the ‘challenge’ from the teacher pay review body
Modern language assistants disappear from Scottish state schools
The only MLAs left in Scotland are based at independent schools, fuelling fears about declining interest in learning languages
Cosla: Maintaining teacher numbers will ‘greatly impact pay offer’
Councils also hit out at government promise to reduce class contact time, saying it ‘undermines the opportunity to include it in any negotiations’
Friday
19th Apr 2024
MAT chiefs warning over ‘unaffordable’ teacher pay rise
The DfE must issue extra funding to help some schools fund any teacher pay rise for 2024-25 or risk redundancies and reduced provision, prominent MAT leaders have warned
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3 in 4 primary schools having to cut TAs
The number of schools having to cut teachers and teaching assistants because of funding difficulties has been branded ‘disgraceful’
Wednesday
17th Apr 2024
Why school funding needs a major overhaul
The way schools are funded is fundamentally broken – it’s time to put it right, says Samuel Skerritt of the Confederation of School Trusts
Trust leaders push for major funding reform
The CST’s proposals include a new funding formula covering minimum operating costs for all schools, including SEND and AP provision