Opinion

Small schools should keep meals subsidy until national funding formula comes in

After a leaked report revealed the DfE knew small schools needed extra funds to provide free meals – yet...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Schools community welcomes early years funding overhaul

School funding experts have broadly welcomed government proposals to overhaul early years funding and invest an extra £1 billion...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

School leaders warn of more redundancies in wake of funding formula delay

Schools face making more redundancies and multi-academy trusts will be hampered from taking over struggling schools, education leaders have...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

National funding formula delayed to 2018

The implementation of the new national funding formula has been pushed back to 2018-19, Justine Greening has announced. The...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Justine Greening ‘committed’ to delivering fair funding formula from 2017, despite delay concerns

The government has confirmed today it is still aiming to fund schools under a new national funding formula from...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Justine Greening commits to national funding formula but is quiet on more cash for schools

The new education secretary Justine Greening appears to have committed to introducing a new national fair funding formula today, although refused...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

What are the big decisions Justine Greening must make as education secretary?

A new education secretary, Justine Greening, has been appointed. So, what now? Natalie Perera describes what awaits at the...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Education committee chair seeks answers over national funding formula consultation “delay”

The government has admitted it is not yet in a position to release details of its first consultation on...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

National funding formula warning from school leaders

School headteachers and business managers have joined forces to express their fears and aspirations about plans for a new...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford