Schools

Hike school breakfast funding and expand free school meals, Hunt told

150 heads call for school breakfast cash in the spring budget, while councils warn government rules stop 215,000 eligible...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Support staff unions demand £15 minimum wage and inflation-busting pay rise

Unison, Unite and GMB want a 12.7 per cent pay hike from April - and allowances for all support...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds

Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts' free school projects by the HMRC deadline

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Jump in reserves leaves maintained schools sitting on £2.2 billion

Covid savings and project delays shored up reserves before the current cost-of-living squeeze

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School cuts campaign to focus on plight of special schools

Unions' website will refocus on the funding woes of special schools and post-16 institutions after claiming victory in the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Fact check: Is this really the ‘biggest funding injection ever’?

We examine the education secretary's claims about last year's autumn statement announcement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

School leaders warn ministers over ‘robbed’ SEND funding

Investigations have revealed how some councils seized millions of pounds in previous funding boosts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

‘Untenable’: Council schools in deficit soar as costs keep rising

Policy experts said the dire situation could 'force' local authorities to 'relinquish' their maintained schools

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Schools

Trust chiefs warn PM a cash squeeze threatens ‘viability’ of schools

350 academy leaders raised 'grave concerns' in a letter to ministers as the government plans 'efficiencies' in public spending

Tom Belger
Tom Belger