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
Thursday
15th May 2025
Funding crisis ‘could leave schools unable to open’
Schools are in danger of reaching the point where cuts to staff mean that opening their gates poses health and safety risks, leaders warn
Will the teacher pay ‘farce’ continue under Labour?
Six months ago the government proposed a 2.8 per cent pay increase for 2025-26, but the size of the uplift is still yet to be decided – leaving schools with a budgeting headache yet again. Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses data from the past decade to see what we should expect this year
School job cuts ‘shouldn’t be a shock’, says Harris chief
Sir Dan Moynihan defends his trust’s plan to make more than 40 staff redundant, warning that the government not funding teacher pay rises will be ‘catastrophic’ for schools
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Friday
2nd May 2025
Talk of schools finding ‘efficiencies’ is a fantasy
The government says schools will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to cover next year’s teacher pay rise. The truth is that this means more cuts, writes the ASCL general secretary
NAHT leader urges Oliver to scrap inspection plans
Union’s general secretary calls for an Ofsted system that ‘doesn’t pile additional pressure onto an already stretched profession’
‘Devastating’ cuts threaten inclusion, warns new NAHT president
Incoming president of school leaders’ union says there will be ‘absolute uproar’ if Ofsted does not substantially change its proposals for inspection reform
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Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years
Despite young pupils’ increasingly complex needs, leaders fear there is too little focus on getting them the right support