Funding

Only 14 per cent of secondary school teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training, survey finds

Decades worth of ‘progressive’ spending policies aimed at schools in disadvantaged areas are gradually being eroded, new report finds

From compulsory redundancies to reductions in promoted posts, mounting cost pressures are making Scottish independent school staff feel increasingly vulnerable

‘Toughest ever’ DfE funding round saw two-thirds of bids for share of £465 million fund to tackle the most urgent school repair work rejected

This week’s essential education news includes reaction to the STRB’s recommended teacher pay rise, a call for Ofsted to publicly acknowledge its ‘duty of care’ to teachers and one exam board’s apology for a mistake in a GCSE paper

Children’s commissioner urges the government to ensure that children in care are attending ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ schools every day

Experts say eligibility criteria for free school meals needs ‘urgent review’ as students are going hungry

National Governance Association co-chief Emma Knights explains how the organisation is joining with education unions to lobby MPs about the ‘perfect storm’ that schools are facing

Government funding for the NTP catch-up tutoring scheme will be higher than expected – but less than school leaders say is needed

Hundreds fewer projects have been given the go-ahead by the DfE than in each of the previous three years, Tes analysis finds

Heads and SEND leaders hit out at government refusal to publish financial modelling impact of reforms

Data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats shows hundreds of schools reported deficits in 2021-22, with the total amounting to more than £5.5 million