School funding

Teaching assistants cut in 75% of primary schools

More headteachers cut staff amid warning primaries face 'rapid deterioration' due to funding woes

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Schools Week Reporter
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Pensions: Some schools will be short-changed in grant allocations

Government had pledged to fully-fund 20% increase in pension contributions for state schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Cuts start to bite as DfE faces £1.5bn budget blackhole

Government cuts back governance, teacher development and training funding as pay bill looms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Use falling rolls to raise per-pupil funding, Barton urges politicians

Decreasing pupil numbers presents opportunity to make a 'world of difference to children and young people'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Post-election spending review leaves schools in dark over funding

The government has not said what will happen to budgets after next March

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

‘Sizeable minority’ of academy trusts ‘vulnerable’ as pupil numbers fall

Analysis finds hundreds of primary-only or majority trusts could be in financial jeopardy

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Severe hardship’ as thousands of schools get 0.5% funding rise

Academy trust body requests emergency funding following government's reduction in minimum per-pupil funding levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding
A magnifying glass over money

DfE school funding stats ‘don’t tell whole story’

Analysis published by government ignores real-terms cuts to sixth form funding and includes cash earmarked for pensions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62%

Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker