Funding

With the biggest teaching union due to hold a ballot on strike action, nearly three-quarters of members polled say their school cannot afford basic provision

The government has committed to ensuring that all primary schools have a library by 2029 – but it has not confirmed whether special schools are included

Teachers in London get thousands in pay uplifts to compensate for historically high housing costs. But, given that staff in many other parts of the country now also face high property costs, does the pay weighting system need reform? Tes investigates

More and more schools are introducing lockable pouches for students’ smartphones to prevent access during the day. But how do the pouches work, how effective are they and are they worth the cost? Ellen Peirson-Hagger investigates

Ahead of the School Teachers’ Review Body making its recommendations to the government, the NAHT’s Ian Hartwright suggests policy changes that can help to keep teachers in the profession

Outwood Grange Academies Trust also upped its reserves by 9 per cent year-on-year to £43.7 million, its latest accounts show

Thirty-school trust says the size of the financial deficits being reported by special schools mean that it cannot take on any more

What difference will the Employment Rights Bill, schools White Paper and pay awards have on school finances this calendar year? Julia Harnden looks to the challenges ahead

The DfE’s risk protection arrangement will increase to £29 per pupil from April 2026, up more than 7 per cent on 2025

Teachers will be given specialist training to talk to students about issues such as consent, as part of a new government strategy to address misogyny

Government announces that the use of its national formula for allocating high-needs funding for councils will be paused ahead of its planned reforms to the SEND system

Teachers ‘struggle to deal with the diverse demands placed upon them’, warns EIS union as it points to the stress and workload associated with additional support needs