Funding
The latest news and analysis on funding received by local authority and academy schools in the UK, including government spending, advice on budgeting and more
Yesterday
25th Nov 2025
Debt-hit council urges action on SEND reform
Council leader writes to Bridget Phillipson on eve of the Budget, warning financial crisis is forcing local authorities into ‘impossible decisions’

Will more state schools set up lucrative overseas campuses?
With one state grammar announcing plans to open schools in Dubai and India, what are the implications for the state sector? ‘Don’t expect Grange Hill Singapore any time soon,’ one leader tells Emma Seith

Thursday
20th Nov 2025
Two-thirds of teachers support children in poverty every month
Teachers cite pupils attending school without breakfast, sleeping on sofas and not having basic equipment as examples of where they needed to step in

Government funds research to spot SEND needs earlier by 2028
Science minister Lord Vallance says £4 million research programme aims to support faster intervention

Wednesday
19th Nov 2025
Breakfast clubs funding rises after schools raise concerns
The Department for Education says it has boosted funding for free school breakfast clubs by 28 per cent, after leaders warned the money was falling far short

School funding to fall by up to 4% in real terms, expert warns
Government’s headline rise to minimum per-pupil funding largely reflects grants being rolled into the NFF, leaving schools facing real-terms cuts, says Simon Oxenham

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Extra funding needed to overcome rural barriers to ITT
A lack of housing availability and poor public transport have limited teacher training to local residents in Cornwall, according to a report

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Monday
17th Nov 2025
Reform deputy says pupils wearing ear defenders in class is ‘insane’
Reform’s deputy leader claims there is ‘over-diagnosis’ of neurodiverse conditions, appearing at an event where a former Ofsted chief says dyslexia just means ‘bad at reading’

Budget 2025: What schools need from Rachel Reeves
With the chancellor due to deliver her Budget next week, Michael Green recommends four financial priorities that would not only give schools stability but also benefit the wider economy

Friday
14th Nov 2025
SEND system heading for ‘total collapse’, councils warn
More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND debts were removed, research shows

Extra enrichment isn’t possible, teachers warn
The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities

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