Academy reserves surge to £3.9 billion after Covid savings The average academy trust saw their reserves jump 29%, boosted by unlikely Covid windfalls
£64m to make grammar schools more inclusive – but the gap widens Despite pandemic surge in free school meals rates, grammars given expansion cash have fallen further behind
Don’t let your energy contracts expire, DfE warns schools Buying energy out of contract will be ‘more expensive’, leaders told
Special schools left ‘begging’ councils for tax hike cash One trust considers legal action over £400,000 loss, while council says it will scrutinise pay before handing out cash
Many DfE cost-cutters couldn’t find schools savings, survey reveals School resource management advisers have been visiting schools since 2018
Pay reforms leave women teachers out of pocket Decline in progression after 2014 reforms ‘more pronounced’ for part-time staff, DfE analysis finds
Teacher pay: 8 interesting findings from the DfE’s STRB evidence Ministers’ submission includes analysis of the teacher recruitment and retention market, as well as staff pay trends
PFI firm makes millions as taxpayers pay £870,000 a year for empty school Wirral council faces eye-watering annual PFI bills despite Kingsway Academy lying empty since 2018
IFS: Most teachers will still be worse off after pay rise Starting salaries will rise, but more experienced teachers face 5% real-terms pay cut, warns think tank