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

22nd Sep 2022

Two UK schools among finalists for $250k ‘best schools’ prize
The winners of the World’s Best School awards will be announced next month
mug, tea

Wednesday

21st Sep 2022

Revealed: The energy bill support for schools
The scheme will apply to all contracts signed since 1 April this year. Here’s what you need to know
£63,000 a month energy bills: Soaring gas and electricity prices swamping school budgets

Tuesday

20th Sep 2022

Schools given two extra weeks to reveal tutoring spend
DfE had threatened to claw back cash from schools that missed deadline for ‘year-end tutoring statement’ – but has now extended deadline

Thursday

15th Sep 2022

Funding pressures risk hitting disadvantaged pupils ‘heavily’
Leaders issue the warning at a 91¶¶Òõ webinar for the launch of our 91¶¶Òõ Education Insights report on school funding
School budgeting in 2022 is ‘like trying to nail jelly to a wall’
The new education secretary must provide answers on the school costs crisis as soon as possible, business and union bosses have warned
Business Leader
Minister insists funding for Youth Music Initiative is ‘secure’
News of ‘pause’ to long-running Youth Music Initiative prompted concerns that it was a victim of emergency budget review
Instruments

Wednesday

14th Sep 2022

School energy support may be backdated ‘if necessary’
The lack of concrete information about the support scheme had left schools ‘in limbo’, a union leader has warned

Tuesday

13th Sep 2022

Special schools fighting ‘tooth and nail’ to keep hydrotherapy pools
Leaders say they are stuck in an ‘impossible’ situation – as they need to keep the pools open for their pupils despite ‘huge’ costs
Hydrotherapy Pool

Monday

12th Sep 2022

Costs crisis: 70% of teachers warn of curriculum impact
What effect will the soaring costs crisis have on schools’ ability to deliver on the curriculum?
hand separating a red bag of money from blue bags

Thursday

8th Sep 2022

Liz Truss: Schools to get 6-month energy support
Government support package comes after heads warn of ‘catastophic’ 500 per cent rises in their energy costs this winter
Schools face 'gamble' over staff cuts as energy costs spiral 150%
Academy budgets ‘not worth paper they’re written on’ due to pay rise
Exclusive: Some academy trusts have underestimated costs by more than £100,000 due to staff pay timing, as leaders call for changes to ‘nonsense’ budget process
Academy budgets ‘not worth paper they’re written on’ due to pay rise

Wednesday

7th Sep 2022

‘Explain’ cuts to parents as budget crisis hits, schools told
Some schools have already written to parents about how funding pressures will impact on what they can offer this year