DfE swings axe on teacher training bursaries after recruitment pick-up Cuts revealed for teacher training incentives in English, maths, biology, geography music, and languages – despite Labour’s recruitment pledge
Academy trust handbook 2025 changes: what leaders need to know Trusts barred from paying hacker ransoms and told CEO pay must be ‘defensible’ in latest funding rules
Schools’ repair bill ‘much higher’ than £13.8bn estimate High-ranking Whitehall official warns cost to fix crumbling estate ‘almost certain’ to be more than thought
Union anger as spring statement snubs schools Reeves mentioned crumbling school roofs, but they won’t get more capital cash next year
‘Devastating and dangerous’: Schools hit by £82m budget raid for SEND Councils slice record amount from school funds to prop up high needs shortfalls
DfE seeks to ‘improve’ school reporting on pupil premium spend Department seeks schools’ views as influential committee calls for better follow-up with settings that fail to report on pupil premium
Academy broke rules over head’s Botox and aromatherapy courses Trust issued warning notice after probe found payments for ‘luxury’ hotel stays and ‘excessive spending’ on gifts, documents state
Navigating NPQ Funding Cuts: An Apprenticeship Success Story Last year’s NPQ funding cuts meant that half of England’s teachers faced costs of up to £4,000 to complete their NPQ qualification. While some opted out of leadership training, others chose Best Practice Network’s Leader Apprenticeships with NPQs.
‘We can’t go on like this’: Costs will outstrip school funding rises (again), says IFS Think tank says teacher pay rise bill will eclipse Labour’s £2.3bn funding boost – leaving schools facing more cuts