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15 May 2026

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Councils breach funding rules (again) due to SEND deficits

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A tale of two trusts: More academy chains £1m+ in the red, but others improve

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‘Disgraceful’: Unions attack ‘alarming’ Harris job cut plans

3w | School funding

Almost four in 10 leaders expect school to cut SEND support next year

3w | School funding

Schools given ‘limited’ DfE help with falling rolls, warns government auditor

3w | School funding

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Earning the right to deprivation funding
31 Mar 2026 | School funding

More strikes ‘inevitable’ as trusts axe jobs to stay afloat
23 Mar 2026 | School funding

‘We’re not magicians’: Sixth forms’ fury over cash squeeze
23 Mar 2026 | School funding

ASCL conference: Pay and funding uncertainty loom as heads meet in Liverpool
13 Mar 2026 | School funding

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Sixth forms face real-terms funding cut next year, leaders warn

11 Mar 2026 | School funding

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Trusts’ finances improve, but leaders brace for more rainy days

22 Jan 2026 | School funding

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Revealed: The council schools with million pound budget deficits

5 Dec 2025 | School funding

Delayed 2026 school funding allocations to be published ‘shortly’ says Phillipson

18 Nov 2025 | School funding

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‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns

10 Nov 2025 | School funding

One in five teachers laid off in worst-hit falling roll areas

23 Oct 2025 | School funding

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School budgets slide further into the red
11 Jul 2025 | School funding

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£760m SEND reforms cash to come from schools budget rise
12 Jun 2025 | School funding

Spending review 2025: What’s in it for schools?
11 Jun 2025 | School funding

School funding to rise by around 1% per pupil each year
11 Jun 2025 | School funding

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Harris blames ‘unfunded’ pay rises as it plans redundancies

6 May 2025 | School funding

Labour warned over ‘ruinous’ £800m budget shortfall if pay rises unfunded

28 Apr 2025 | School funding

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Councils take up to 9% of school budgets for core services

26 Apr 2025 | School funding

Schools’ repair bill ‘much higher’ than £13.8bn estimate

4 Apr 2025 | School funding

Teacher union reports ‘surge’ in concerns about redundancies

2 Apr 2025 | School funding
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