Finance
New analysis shows £5.4bn cut from school budgets in England since 2015
The latest analysis by school unions across England shows that school budgets have been cut by £5.4bn in England over keep reading
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Finance
Penalties for unauthorised term time absences double in a year
The number of penalties handed out to parents who took their children out of school during term time has doubled keep reading
Leadership
Scheme to implement more educational psychologists receives £31.6m in funding
The Department for Education’s plan to create more educational psychologist roles has been given a funding boost of £31.6m £31.6m keep reading
Finance
Schools need an extra £5.7bn to deliver basic expectations
The ASCL has calculated exactly how much funding schools actually need to provide the same quality of education for every keep reading
Academies & MATs
From the magazine: Ensuring that disadvantage is not a barrier to success
The school funding crisis is leading some schools to divert pupil premium funding away from its intended purpose. Donna Tandy, keep reading
Finance
ASCL survey reveals rising tide of pupil poverty
The ASCL has examined the issue of pupil poverty and how it impacts schools, Hundreds of secondary schools in England keep reading
Finance
Education unions respond to spring statement
Two education unions have responded to yesterday’s announcement of the spring statement Following yesterday’s release of the chancellor’s spring statement keep reading
Finance
School governors publicly call for more funding
A group of school governors has written to The Guardian, openly calling for more funding In a letter to The keep reading
Finance
Chancellor’s spring statement must address school funding crisis, unions say
The National Education Union (NEU) says that the chancellor’s spring statement, released today, must address the ‘national emergency’ faced by keep reading
Finance
Head teacher speaks out after facing £60,000 in school cuts
A Cambridge head teacher says that school ministers are ignoring funding challenges, after his own school got hit with a keep reading