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

23rd Sep 2021

Glasses in Classes scheme rolled out to boost literacy
Pilot scheme launched in Bradford to give pupils free glasses is now being rolled out to other Opportunity Area schools

Tuesday

21st Sep 2021

Schools’ ‘urgent’ need for Covid catch-up cash boost
Children’s commissioner says all pupils should be offered voluntary catch-up sessions during school week

Monday

20th Sep 2021

Covid catch-up voucher plan ‘completely impractical’
School leaders question Liberal Democrat idea to give £5 billion worth of Covid catch-up vouchers directly to parents

Friday

17th Sep 2021

‘No time to waste’ on catch-up funds, heads tell Zahawi
Heads’ leader says new education secretary’s most important job is to get more funding for pupils’ recovery from Covid

Thursday

16th Sep 2021

Zahawi pledges to invest in schools and beat Covid
New education secretary pays tribute to work of schools’ staff during Covid pandemic

Wednesday

15th Sep 2021

DfE could spend over £1m on competitive sport for girls
Heads welcome investment in sport but warn schools face competing demands from a ‘crowded curriculum’

Thursday

9th Sep 2021

Supply teachers lose out from catch-up ‘on the cheap’
Government’s flagship tutoring scheme risks ‘further entrenching downward pressure on rates of pay’, NASUWT warns

Wednesday

8th Sep 2021

One in five schools forced to make ‘significant cuts’
Heads have had to cut funding for teaching assistants, special needs and school trips to stay out of the red, survey finds

Tuesday

7th Sep 2021

Teachers ‘lack resources to tackle dangerous extremism’
Schools need government support to help combat racism, misogyny and homophobia, say headteachers

Monday

6th Sep 2021

DfE wants defibrillators in all schools
Education secretary says government is looking at changing regulations to prevent more families from suffering tragedy

Thursday

2nd Sep 2021

Education bosses demand nearly £6bn for catch-up
School leaders say their proposals for funding are the ‘minimum required to avoid serious long-term damage’
Covid boost won’t restore school funding to 2009 levels
Disadvantaged schools face ‘biggest challenges’ after suffering larger cuts over past decade, research shows