School funding

‘We’re not magicians’: Sixth forms’ fury over cash squeeze

Leaders say funding gap could threaten their ability to offer a broad range of subjects and hold down class...

Esmé Kenney
Esmé Kenney
School funding

More strikes ‘inevitable’ as trusts axe jobs to stay afloat

Dozens of schools rocked by strike announcements over planned restructures dubbed 'neither fair nor sustainable'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

ASCL conference: Pay and funding uncertainty loom as heads meet in Liverpool

'I think that will be what is at the front of everyone's minds. It'll be a cloud over the...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School funding

Sixth forms face real-terms funding cut next year, leaders warn

Government confirms funding for 16 and 17-year-olds will rise by just 0.5%, breaking a pledge made last year

Freddie Whittaker
Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor
School funding

Trusts’ finances improve, but leaders brace for more rainy days

Some chains boost reserves by up to 900%, but others remain in deficit as leaders warn of tough times...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

Revealed: The council schools with million pound budget deficits

Some maintained schools' deficits dwarf those of multi academy trusts, and even face interest payments. Inside the hidden world...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

Delayed 2026 school funding allocations to be published ‘shortly’ says Phillipson

Education secretary partly blames June's spending review for the delay to national funding formula guidance and allocations, which are...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School funding

‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns

Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by 'unlocking' the sector's 'substantial reserves'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School funding

One in five teachers laid off in worst-hit falling roll areas

A fifth of maintained primaries could also fall into deficit, new research reveals, as union calls for 'additional support'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson