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Third of schools considering redundancies or restructures, warns NAHT

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Private school slump ‘offsetting’ state sector falling rolls

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Pay rise funding claims ‘misleading’, say school finance chiefs

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Schools lost £4.5 billion to real-terms cuts in 16 years, report warns

10 Sep 2026 | School funding

Burnham’s first budget must raise education spending, says NASUWT

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Cost-cutters’ advice could be released in written form
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West Midlands council to review policy on deficit interest payments
20 Aug 2026 | School funding

Mayors to take control of sixth form funding
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Covid ‘aftershock’ dents Lincolnshire school’s reserves
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PE and sport premium: DfE increases transition funding amid leader ‘concerns’

9 Jul 2026 | School funding
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Councils prepare for the stark reality of falling rolls

2 Jul 2026 | School funding
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Struggling schools racked up £5m bank bill amid finance woes

25 Jun 2026 | School funding
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STRB: We need to know teacher pay-rise plans, leaders tell DfE

25 Jun 2026 | School funding
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Fears trusts could get handcuffed to government energy-buying scheme

18 Jun 2026 | School funding

Treasury could claw back savings from reduced teacher pension contributions

17 Jun 2026 | School funding

Schools’ contributions to teachers’ pensions ‘very likely’ to reduce – minister
16 Jun 2026 | School funding
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More cuts coming as energy bills soar, leaders warn
11 Jun 2026 | School funding
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Cleaners consider strike as Ark cancels wage agreement
11 Jun 2026 | School funding

Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO
8 Jun 2026 | School funding

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