Schools

Parents to get more of their money back from sQuid

Company said it had 'reviewed its refund policy' after Schools Week revealed parents' concerns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School budgets
Long read

Outsourced contract rises hit school catering budgets

Schools forced to shell out more for contractors as they face triple whammy of food, wage and NI rises

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools
Most schools have taken at least one measure to reduce spending in the last year, a new survey shows

Rising costs force most schools to cut spending, finds DfE survey

According to school leaders and teachers surveyed by the DfE, 91 per cent of schools cut spending on at...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Covid

Trust blames not balancing books on lack of DfE Covid cash

An expert said standalone academies faced particular challenges, but Covid boosted rather than worsened many schools' finances

Tom Belger
Tom Belger