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How and when money matters in education

We shouldn’t just throw money at the system, says Luke Sibieta; we have to use it smartly. School funding...

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INVESTIGATION: Did schools reinvest their money from playing field sales?

Schools are not using money raised from selling playing fields into new sports facilities despite promises to the contrary,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Governor ‘strike’ over school funding set to go ahead

School governors at more than 20 schools in West Sussex have announced they will go on “strike” this Friday...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Greening heralds £2.4bn school capital funding, but money isn’t new

The Department for Education has outlined how it will spend £2.4 billion in school capital funding in the coming...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More heads consider resigning over funding cuts

More experienced headteachers are ready to resign over budget cuts that would “decimate” their schools, it was claimed today....

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Wealthy academy sponsors safeguard school trips amid funding squeeze

Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NAO capital funding report: £6.7bn needed to rebuild crumbling schools, and 8 other key findings

The National Audit Office today published its report into capital funding for schools. We have the nine key findings....

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Over a third of parents asked for school donations, survey finds

More than a third of parents have been asked to donate money to their child’s school, according to a...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Treasury claws back £384m academy conversion funding

More than £380 million of a £600 million pot for building capacity in the academies system has been clawed...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker