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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

Treasury says the DfE must fund any teacher pay award from its existing budget, with no additional money being provided beyond spending review settlements

Leaders question government decision to drop special and alternative provision free schools amid pressure for specialist places

Demographic decline is squeezing school budgets and forcing political choices. Is it time to rethink the way schools are funded?

Leaders question education secretary’s suggestion that creating more specialist places in mainstream schools will address SEND cost pressures outlined in Budget