School spending is set to fall more steeply in real terms than at any time since the 1970s if the current government’s spending plans remain unchanged, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has said.
More than 70 schools across Scotland have been found to be suffering similar defects to those that closed 17 Private Finance Initiative schools in Edinburgh last year.
Teaching unions have urged the government to “sit up and listen” on education funding, after a new survey revealed half of schools have turned to parents for financial support.
Some schools in England could be facing a 7% funding cut after 2020 following the roll out of the revised national funding formula, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Wales must continue to reform its national curriculum and raise the standard of teaching to improve the quality of its school system, an OECD assessment has found.
Education spending by Scottish local authorities increased by 2.7% in real terms last year in spite of persistent teacher shortages and claims of under-resourcing, according to official annual...
Funding for pupils aged 16 to 18 in England has been “continually squeezed”, despite increases in education spending across three decades, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
It would cost the government at least £6.7bn to bring the school estate in England up to a satisfactory standard, a review by the National Audit Office has highlighted.
Holyrood's plan to remove education funding from local authorities ramps up financial risk and might not improve student outcomes. A transitional period would be helpful
Ninety eight per cent of schools in England face a real-terms reduction in funding per pupil under the government’s proposed National Funding Formula, according to analysis published today by...
The main Scottish teaching union has warned that the proposed reforms of the nation’s school system are likely be a distraction from the task of improving education.
Schools will have to find savings of £3bn by 2019-20 to counteract cumulative cost pressures from pay rises, national insurance and pensions payments, the National Audit Office has said.
Facts and figures from the November 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine on grammar schools, public trust in government and local government investments
Prime minister Theresa May has today set out plans to expand the number of grammar schools as part of moves intended to boost the availability of good school places in England.
Scottish Government plans to fund a national scheme to improve educational attainment through the council tax will “destroy” the link between local taxation and services, local authorities have...
One in five sponsored academy chains are performing “significantly below” the national average for attainment by disadvantaged pupils, according to a report by the Sutton Trust.
Sir Michael Wilshaw gas renewed his warning of a regional divide in England’s education system in light of official statistics published by schools watchdog Ofsted on Wednesday.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said greater autonomy for schools should be matched with strong intervention in cases of failure, to ensure they don’t “wither on the vine”.
School standards in the East Midlands are the lowest in England across a range of indicators and local politicians must tackle the culture of low expectations, chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has...
School funding per pupil is set to fall by 5.5% over this parliament according to an analysis of the impact of government reforms by the think-tank Reform.
