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

26th Aug 2021

Heads question how much DfE will spend on ventilation
School leaders warn air monitors will only reveal the scale of the problem in terms of Covid risk – they won’t solve it

Saturday

21st Aug 2021

Covid: DfE plans £25m CO2 monitors for schools
Teachers’ leaders warn that ventilation cannot be the only measure in place to combat Covid

Wednesday

18th Aug 2021

Covid fund to boost teacher numbers will be permanent
But government told more must be done ‘to address broader recruitment and retention needs’ affecting many teachers

Monday

16th Aug 2021

New call to give free school meals to all pupils
Free school meals must be a universal right, say unions, charities and youth organisations in Scotland

Monday

9th Aug 2021

Government announces funding for 1,000 new teachers
Funding also made available for 500 teaching assistants in first step towards delivering manifesto pledge

Thursday

5th Aug 2021

Warning over growing special needs postcode funding gap
New research shows continuing and significant differences in the high needs funding for schools going into different parts of the country

Wednesday

28th Jul 2021

OCR 42% exam fee rebate ‘big improvement’, say heads
Ofqual urged to review exam board rebate processes to understand ‘reasons for large differences’ in sums given back

Thursday

22nd Jul 2021

£1m fund to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
New government pilot scheme aims to boost catch-up and reduce exclusions

Monday

19th Jul 2021

Covid: DfE support for schools ‘shameful’, say leaders
Two in five heads have mostly ‘survived’ during the pandemic, while 23 per cent have been sometimes or mostly ‘sinking’
Revealed: The next 50 schools getting rebuilding cash
School list unveiled alongside consultation on which ones should be prioritised in next phases of 10-year programme

Saturday

17th Jul 2021

How a primary school helped feed a community
Inspired by Marcus Rashford, a school in Scotland took action to make sure that no child went hungry
School uniform grants to help thousands of children
The likely impact of increased school uniform grants for families in Scotland has been revealed by new figures