Funding

Heads’ leaders urge the government to put more investment into education in the Budget to prevent staff cuts and school closures

The overall financial outlook for academy trusts has improved, but there are disproportionate pressures on primary-only MATs, analysis finds

As the NEU teaching union calls on the government not to claw back savings, Tes sets out whether schools could keep the money and what doing so would mean for public finances

International schools have historically been not-for-profit institutions set up to serve expats, but the schools now being opened overseas by UK private brands are different, says this experienced head

In the past fortnight thousands have been arrested and schools have been disrupted in France amid a wave of protests by teenagers. What’s driving the unrest? And could something similar happen in England?

The Queen Street Group of MATs also highlights calls for trust-wide approaches to AI

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

Government told to ‘get a grip’ after Tes reveals ‘appalling’ reductions to schemes helping pupils at risk of serious violence

Ballot of teachers on industrial action had been due to begin next month, but the union says it believes the government is making progress on school funding

This year’s teacher pay rise is meant to be funded through a fall in schools’ pension contributions – but in some trusts these costs are actually rising, Tes analysis reveals

Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND

Mainstream funding will rise by 3 per cent in real terms despite a 9 per cent headline increase in per-pupil spending, analysis finds