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The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust says its situation reflects ‘the imbalance between primary and secondary funding’

President of the education directors’ body Laurence Findlay speaks exclusively to 91¶¶Òõ Scotland about council budget pressures, rural schools and recruiting the right teachers where they’re needed

Latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark report shows trusts facing stretched funding, more deficits and lower growth than expected

The Pupil Equity Fund – designed to help close the ‘poverty-related attainment gap’ – should continue beyond 2026 elections, says education secretary, but she suggests changes will be needed

This government’s push for more inclusion in mainstream settings suggests that the needs of special schools will be overlooked again, warns this trust leader

EIS members in Scotland’s largest local authority back strike action amid fears that cuts are already fuelling workload and damaging pupils’ prospects

Almost one in 10 Scottish pupils are now learning an instrument, research shows, but councils are struggling to keep up with demand amid proposed budget cuts

Experts have repeatedly warned schools will be forced to make cuts next year as cost rises outstrip funding

The decline in the pupil population that is affecting schools now is a trend that’s unlikely to change for decades, new ONS data shows

There are big gaps in attainment in Scotland – and wider concerns about child poverty – but analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds some encouraging signs

Increase in government funding ‘doesn’t cancel out urgent need for transformation’, says Accounts Commission – as proposed cuts to education continue to make headlines

But the National Audit Office reveals the true cost of repairs and replacements in the school estate could be ‘substantially higher’