School funding

Schools’ costs likely to outstrip budget funding boost

DfE says more than half of the expected per-pupil uplift will have to cover this year's teacher pay rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Election delays universal free school meals funding decision

Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year's funding rate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Struggling schools miss out on ‘hardship’ funding

One local authority kept the entire government allocation to itself to cover its own deficit

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

Cost of living and teacher pay rises forcing cuts in schools

Schools struggle to get mental health and SEND support for pupils while providing meals and food parcels to hungry...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall

Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls 'of £70,000 or more'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

DfE considers drawing up GAG pooling guidance

Move would give leaders 'more support' over how to handle academy cash, says official

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

BRIT School can’t afford to keep lights on for drummers

'Raising funds is what I do as a state head, which is unacceptable'

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School funding

Pensions: Some schools will be short-changed in grant allocations

Government had pledged to fully-fund 20% increase in pension contributions for state schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Hardship funding barely dents school deficits

Analysis of hardship funding shows that the allocation for one county was less than the deficit of just one...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker