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
Election delays universal free school meals funding decision Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year’s funding rate
Struggling schools miss out on ‘hardship’ funding One local authority kept the entire government allocation to itself to cover its own deficit
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 children
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’
DfE considers drawing up GAG pooling guidance Move would give leaders ‘more support’ over how to handle academy cash, says official
BRIT School can’t afford to keep lights on for drummers ‘Raising funds is what I do as a state head, which is unacceptable’
Pensions: Some schools will be short-changed in grant allocations Government had pledged to fully-fund 20% increase in pension contributions for state schools
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 of its schools