School cuts campaign is back as unions warn of £2bn shortfall Move attempts to put school funding higher up new PM’s in-tray, with analysis suggesting shortfall equates to 38k fewer teachers
What will become of the endangered ‘Tory teacher’? ‘The Conservatives must return to being the party of social justice’
Ministers ratchet up scrutiny of academy trusts’ reserves Trusts say the crackdown disincentivises long-term school rebuilding planning
New £100k grants for ‘strong’ trusts to take on top-rated schools The cash will help trusts build improvement capacity by taking on ‘capacity giver’ schools as part of £86m fund
DfE scrambles to save key policies as schools bill set for axe Ministers and officials work on last-ditch plan to bring back priority proposals in different legislation
Pre-pandemic school standards won’t return as quickly as we’d like Schools are weathering the storm better than some public services, but a lack of funding will slow recovery
Spin-off academy trusts can solve rural school dilemma, say LAs Council plans seen by Schools Week will boost ministers’ hopes for ‘orphan’ schools
Are all schools really getting extra funding? Critics accuse ministers of ‘levelling down’, particularly in areas such as London
Schools minister pledges pupil premium probe Gullis said he feared some schools spend the £2.6bn grant ‘in ways that the funding is not intended’