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
Tuesday
19th Jul 2022
School cuts ‘increasingly inevitable’ with 1.9% funding rise
Union leaders have said that funding increases are not adequate given rising inflation levels
More school libraries likely to come under threat next year
A Scottish council has cut the librarian posts in all secondaries – and there has been a 12% reduction in posts nationwide since 2018
Monday
18th Jul 2022
Disadvantage gap wider in Wales than England
Students from poorer backgrounds in Wales were almost two years behind their peers pre-pandemic, finds new analysis
More funding for disadvantaged pupils ‘needed to close gaps’
Salary supplements to attract high-quality teachers to work in deprived communities could help close attainment gap, says new report
Thursday
14th Jul 2022
Exclusive: School budgets on a ‘knife edge’ over teacher pay
Political chaos and mounting pressure over teacher pay amid the cost-of-living crisis have left school budgets for next year in disarray, heads have warned
School buildings not fit for hotter summers, DfE warned
Heads’ leaders tell the DfE that it needs to address conditions in school buildings if heatwaves become the norm
‘Double the pupil premium’, says social mobility expert
Expert calls for all Conservative Party leadership candidates to set out how they would tackle poverty and support education recovery
Thursday
30th Jun 2022
EYFS: Disadvantaged pupil levels hits new record in 2022
Numbers of 3- to 4-year-olds on pupil premium jumped by 8 per cent to 116,500 this year compared with 2021
Supply teachers limit travel to schools as fuel costs soar
Exclusive: Rural schools face extra struggle to find cover as cost pressures deter supply teachers from travelling long distances