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

13th Jan 2022

Warning of school funding cuts this year
Politicians in Scotland claim that schools are facing a ’£100 million cut to core budgets’ – so where will the axe fall?
How is school funding changing in the coming financial year?

Tuesday

11th Jan 2022

Covid pandemic ‘clearly’ not over, DfE admits
We’re not on our way out of the Covid crisis so deciding if there has been enough catch-up cash is ‘risky’, warns DfE recovery chief
pupil with mask holding books and looking out of window

Friday

7th Jan 2022

DfE launches £1.5m free school support contract tender
New Schools Network – which has received a decade’s worth of funding to support free schools – is to bid again
DfE launches £1.5m free school support contract tender

Friday

31st Dec 2021

The big issues set to dominate education in 2022
Sam Freedman looks ahead at the topics likely to dominate the agenda for 2022 that school leaders should have on their radar
The big issues set to dominate education in 2022

Thursday

30th Dec 2021

Fears schools can’t afford ‘knee-jerk’ ex-teacher Covid fix
Heads put together plans to ‘prioritise year groups’ to protect mock exams as Omicron cases surge
green piggy bank on top of calculator

Friday

24th Dec 2021

Urgent call for free school meals for all pupils
Most primary school pupils in Scotland are offered free school meals – but it looks like older children will have to wait
Urgent call to give free school meals to all primary pupils

Thursday

23rd Dec 2021

Widen ‘strict’ workforce fund criteria, DfE told
Exclusive: Heads’ union says more schools should be able to benefit from the workforce fund as data shows only 4 per cent of schools applied last year
pot of money with pound coins

Friday

17th Dec 2021

Covid catch-up efforts may be ‘inadequate’, admits DfE
Failing to ensure pupils recover from learning lost during the pandemic described as ‘very likely’ in government risk report
lockdown
Scrapping fees alone won’t keep the music playing in schools
The Scottish government made musical instrument tuition free this academic year – but how much of a difference has it actually made? Emma Seith finds out
Scrapping fees alone won't keep the music playing in schools

Thursday

16th Dec 2021

£10m boost for catch-up in North and Midlands
EEF Research Schools Network to lead on catch-up programmes in areas hit hardest by learning loss during Covid pandemic
Omicron: School workforce fund extended as cases rise
The DfE announcement comes as concerns over further disruption to teaching and learning in January continues
piles of coins

Wednesday

15th Dec 2021

GCSEs 2022: School exam fees rises ‘below inflation’
Boards say they will keep fees to a ‘bare minimum’ amid ‘stretched’ school budgets
Education Scotland calls for 'overreliance on exams' to end