School funding

Most schools to cut staff, axe repairs and up class sizes over funding crisis

Heads reveal 'catastrophic' and 'devastating' reality of rising costs

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Austerity 2.0: ‘No good news for schools’ as Hunt warns of cuts

Chancellor says ‘all departments' will need to find savings, and 'some areas of spending will need to be cut’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

What the future of school funding looks like under Liz Truss

Despite today's humiliating U-turn, there's still a huge funding black-hole - and public sector spending looks set to take...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teacher pay

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2022

DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 5% for most teachers and 8.9% increase in starting salaries

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Half of trusts ‘against central pooling’ of school budgets

A small poll suggests MAT leaders value centralised funding but are wary of deterring potential new trust schools

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Mini budget 2022: NI cut, but no extra funding for schools

Chancellor accused of starving public services while prioritising 'tax cuts for the wealthy'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Government confirms 6-month energy bills support for schools

School paying £10k a month would save £4k, say ministers as they set out detail of energy plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Devon council appoints academy chiefs to run education services

Experts say academisation is increasingly hollowing out council expertise in education

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Energy support delays could prove costly as schools in limbo

Leaders 'totally in the dark' more than a week after Truss's vague pledge

Tom Belger
Tom Belger