School funding

‘Devastating and dangerous’: Schools hit by £82m budget raid for SEND

Councils slice record amount from school funds to prop up high needs shortfalls

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
School funding

‘Jobs on the line’ as Devon schools hit by software ‘glitch’

'I redid my whole budget about four times before I finally got it to give me correct figures'

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
School funding

Primary-only trust raids reserves as pupil numbers dip

REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

‘We can’t go on like this’: Costs will outstrip school funding rises (again), says IFS

Think tank says teacher pay rise bill will eclipse Labour's £2.3bn funding boost - leaving schools facing more cuts

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
School funding

20% rise in council primaries in deficit, but secondaries improve slightly

New data shows primary and special schools hit hardest by cuts - as the proportion of LA-run schools in...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

Cost-cutter founder loses out on £7 million contract

Institute of School Business Leaders will no longer be responsible for supplying the money-saving experts

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

The true cost of falling rolls

A declining child population is sparking community fallouts, job cuts and closures as schools struggle to adapt to falling...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
School funding

Election delays universal free school meals funding decision

Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year's funding rate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker