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

1st May 2025

Why classroom experience is being seen as a cost, not a value
An experienced teacher questions whether budget cuts are forcing schools and trusts to overlook the value of teachers with years of classroom know-how
Why classroom experience is being seen as a cost, not a value

Wednesday

30th Apr 2025

Senior leaders aspiring to headship falls to record low
Almost half of heads say they need mental health support, and a third are already receiving support, finds survey
A small group of people trying to climb a wall using a ladder

Monday

28th Apr 2025

9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources
Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds
9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources

Thursday

24th Apr 2025

3p rise in FSM funding will ‘stretch’ school budgets
Funding for infant free school meals will rise to just £2.61 next year
Stacked coins
Secondary school job adverts fall by almost a third
Teacher recruitment activity slowed ‘markedly’ in the spring term, with schools’ squeezed budgets a factor, warns new report
Job vacancy sign in the desert

Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

Large MATs are ‘havens for higher workload’, says NEU boss
It is a ‘myth’ that academies are more attractive to teachers because they offer more flexibility on pay and working conditions, says Daniel Kebede
Man sitting at desk with loads of papers

Saturday

12th Apr 2025

Phillipson concern about alternative pension impact on younger teachers
Education secretary responds to NASUWT concerns over United Learning Trust’s pension plan
Bridget Phillipson has raised concerns about alternative pension schemes to the TPS
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Friday

11th Apr 2025

Private school claims UK first as it accepts fees paid in Bitcoin
The move comes as independent schools across the UK continue to grapple with a range of pressures – from inflation to the introduction of VAT on fees
School girl with bitcoin printed bag

Thursday

10th Apr 2025

Special-school heads welcome halt to redesignation plan
Plan to create new classifications for special schools sparked a legal challenge by parents that was backed by headteachers
Students with hands up
More than half of secondary leaders made staff cuts this year
Many schools are ‘rapidly heading toward breaking point’, warns Sutton Trust as it releases new poll findings
Teacher made redundant

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

NEU: Government doesn’t have ‘much choice’ but to increase pay offer
If next year’s teacher pay award does not take steps to address the recruitment and retention crisis, the system risks ‘grinding to a halt’, says NEU’s Daniel Kebede
Teachers could strike in September says NEU general secretary
School-ready pupils target ‘at risk’ because of family support cuts
Funding cuts for children’s centres and Family Hubs are putting ‘unsustainable’ pressure on schools and teachers, warns the Centre for Young Lives
School readiness target is at risk because of funding cuts, DfE is warned.