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
Friday
15th Sep 2023
RAAC: Schools need ‘urgent clarity’ over funding as costs mount
Trusts leader flags “significant concern and anxiety” among CEOs over potential RAAC problems with maintained schools that have become part of MATs
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DfE set to refresh teacher recruitment strategy amid crisis
Changes to the government’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy must account for growing demand for flexible working, say experts
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Tuesday
12th Sep 2023
D&T teachers ‘rummage in skips’ for materials, MPs told
The Commons Education Select Committee heard concerns from subject experts today in its ongoing inquiry into teacher recruitment and retention
Competitive pay ‘crucial’ for teacher supply, warns OECD
England’s secondary school teachers saw their pay fall by 3% in real terms between 2015 to 2022, report finds
Friday
8th Sep 2023
RAAC: ‘Reasonable’ relocation costs will be funded, schools told
Updated government guidance advises schools with closed buildings to discuss help with costs of transport and renting temporary accommodation with caseworkers and the ESFA
Leaders warn over asbestos and unsafe cladding in schools
One MAT executive told 91 it’s “patching and mending [schools] constantly” as its repairs bill is forecast to cost double its capital funding
Small schools are on the brink. Are MATs the answer?
Small schools with fewer than 100 pupils are least likely to be in a trust – but are they the very schools most in need of academy support? Dan Worth investigates