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Funding cuts threaten school improvement, councils warn

03/01/2017 - 11:07

Council budget cuts are putting school improvement work at risk, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

DfE criticised for ‘pervasive’ errors in financial statements

21/12/2016 - 11:39

The National Audit Office (NAO) has provided an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) financial statements.

DfE announces school funding reforms

15/12/2016 - 11:23

The Department for Education (DfE) has published its long delayed reforms to the way funding is allocated to schools across England, which the DfE claims will ‘end the postcode lottery of school funding’.

Schools need to find savings of £3bn by 2020, NAO warns

14/12/2016 - 10:43

Schools across England will need to find savings of £3 billion by 2019/2020 to counteract cumulative cost pressures, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

Additional £5m awarded to Education and Training Foundation

12/12/2016 - 10:13

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has been awarded an additional £5 million to continue to improve the quality of further education and expand the availability of apprenticeships.

Teachers’ pay is being outstripped by inflation and private sector pay rises, ATL warns

08/12/2016 - 11:51

Teachers’ salaries are being ‘outstripped by inflation and pay rises in the private sector’, which is contributing to recruitment issues is the sector, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has warned.

£12.1 million to support science in schools

07/12/2016 - 11:33

The government has announced a £12.1 million funding package to support the teaching of science in English schools.

Devon facing £4.5m shortfall in special needs school funding

07/12/2016 - 11:32

Devon is reportedly facing a funding shortfall of £4.5 million in the ‘high needs’ education budget, which supports children with special needs, according to a report from the BBC.

Greening visits Blackpool on ‘opportunity areas’ tour

06/12/2016 - 11:03

Education Secretary Justine Greening has visited Blackpool as part of her ‘opportunity area’ tour.

Councils have paid out £10m over asbestos in schools

05/12/2016 - 11:33

Councils in England have paid out over £10 million in compensation claims related to asbestos in schools, figures show.

Teachers call for Bright Tribe to relinquish control of Copeland school

05/12/2016 - 11:30

Teachers are demanding that the Bright Trust academy chain relinquishes control of Whitehaven academy due to concerns over financial mismanagement.

£50m for grammar schools confirmed in Autumn Statement

23/11/2016 - 15:08

Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond has officially announced additional investment support the expansion of grammar schools.

Reverse £600m reduction to schools improvement grant, councils argue

15/11/2016 - 11:54

Councils are calling on the government to reverse the proposed £600 million reduction to the Education Services Grant.

Lack of funding threatens Oxford schools, heads warns

10/11/2016 - 10:31

Head teachers in Oxford have warned that schools in the area could be forced to cut staff and drop subjects due to a lack of funding.

DfE challenged to improve academy accounts transparency

09/11/2016 - 11:50

Neil Carmichael, chair of the Education Select Committee, has challenged the Department for Education (DfE) to improve the financial management of academies.

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