School funding

Two in three special schools face real-terms cuts, unions warn

Special schools' spending power is £419 million lower than it was in 2010

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Alternative provision

Alternative provision placements soar to pre-pandemic levels

New government statistics also show a rise in pupils places in AP because of mental health needs or behaviour...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Next government faces ‘painful’ school funding choices – IfS

Making savings from falling rolls will be 'easier said than done', warns think tank

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

School funding top of teachers’ election priority list

'Every day we hear from school leaders about how they are struggling to manage'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Lib Dems: Primary free school meals an ‘ambition not a funded commitment’

And schools wouldn't get immediate pupil premium boost under plans to raise FSM earnings threshold

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

How we’ve centralised curriculum design to improve teaching

Reducing workload and improving teaching are priorities for our trust – but we must achieve these in balance with...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Tim Mills
Opinion

Let’s have a better debate on the role of private schools

Whether it’s genuine confusion or political point-scoring, misinformation around Labour’s private schools policy means we’re not properly valuing cross-sector...

Freddie Whittaker
John Smith
Exams

Exams: Entries boost in statistics and engineering GCSEs

Further maths and physics A-levels also see increase in entries, but GCSE citizenship and A-level sociology become less popular

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

‘Rebalance’ funding back to poorer schools, says Sutton Trust

Report also calls for extension of pupil premium funding and reinstated cash for tutoring

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker