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29 Mar 22
Councils in England are set to receive £70m to help implement proposed reforms of special educational needs and disability (SEND), including a national tariff to help manage swelling costs.
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28 Mar 22
Nine local authorities are set to receive more than £300m of additional funding over the next five years to help fund deficits in their special educational needs and disability (SEND) budgets.
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25 Mar 22
The government does not understand why different academy schools perform differently financially and poor access to local information is harming scrutiny of individual trusts, Parliament’s Public...
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4 Mar 22
The government’s reliance on national figures of English schools’ finances hides “cruel divides” that leave some children with poor education and lower life chances, a group of MPs has warned.
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12 Jan 22
The Department for Education intends to proceed with plans to scrap a £50m school improvement grant, despite objections from the sector over financial pressures.
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12 Nov 21
Proposals from the government’s review into special educational needs and disability will aim to reduce regional disparities in providing care when it is published next year, according to a minister.
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5 Nov 21
The government’s proposals to scrap a £50m school improvement grant has been criticised by local authorities, with educations budgets already stretched.
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16 Sep 20
The Department for Education's upcoming 10-year reform programme must include a “clear vision on the structure and funding of the college sector”, the National Audit Office has said.
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6 Jul 20
Up to 13 universities could go into negative reserves this year risking long-term security without a government bailout, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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29 Jun 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
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7 May 20
The Department for Education is damaging the wellbeing and life chances of children with special educational needs and disabilities, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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30 Jan 20
Local authorities in England will now be required to provide minimum levels of funding for all schools, sparking criticism from council leaders.
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28 Oct 19
A £400m pot has been introduced to improve facilities and increase school places at academies and sixth forms in England, but access to the funds will be limited for academies paying high salaries,...
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29 May 19
Funding shortfalls have meant increasing numbers of children with special educational needs are attending schools outside their council area, according to figures obtained by The Observer.
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7 May 19
The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
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1 Mar 19
The current focus on childcare entitlement can hold back toddlers from the poorest homes, says the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation Sir Kevan Collins.
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17 Sep 18
The education funding squeeze for 16 to 18 year olds in England is “clear and worrying”, a think-tank report has said.
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23 May 18
The government has confirmed where £6m of previously announced money to improve maths in the North is to go.
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14 May 18
County councils are dipping into generic schools grants to manage overspending on special needs education, an umbrella group has found.
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10 Jan 18
Justine Greening’s departure means the Cabinet has lost a doughty champion of social mobility, says the Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan. Her successor Damian Hinds needs to make his name – and a big...
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18 Sep 17
Efforts to improve teacher training and retention have failed to demonstrate a positive impact or value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
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12 Apr 17
Nearly one in three headteachers are using cash from the pupil premium to plug funding gaps, according to research by the Sutton Trust.
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11 Apr 17
Early years childcare services will receive an additional £50m in capital grants, the government has announced today.
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22 Mar 17
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.
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17 Mar 17
The planned overhaul of education funding will do little to help disadvantaged pupils who live in deprived areas, education charities have warned.
29 Mar 22Councils in England are set to receive £70m to help implement proposed reforms of special educational needs and disability (SEND), including a national tariff to help manage swelling costs.
28 Mar 22Nine local authorities are set to receive more than £300m of additional funding over the next five years to help fund deficits in their special educational needs and disability (SEND) budgets.
25 Mar 22The government does not understand why different academy schools perform differently financially and poor access to local information is harming scrutiny of individual trusts, Parliament’s Public...
4 Mar 22The government’s reliance on national figures of English schools’ finances hides “cruel divides” that leave some children with poor education and lower life chances, a group of MPs has warned.
16 Sep 20The Department for Education's upcoming 10-year reform programme must include a “clear vision on the structure and funding of the college sector”, the National Audit Office has said.
6 Jul 20Up to 13 universities could go into negative reserves this year risking long-term security without a government bailout, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
29 Jun 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
30 Jan 20Local authorities in England will now be required to provide minimum levels of funding for all schools, sparking criticism from council leaders.
28 Oct 19A £400m pot has been introduced to improve facilities and increase school places at academies and sixth forms in England, but access to the funds will be limited for academies paying high salaries,...
29 May 19Funding shortfalls have meant increasing numbers of children with special educational needs are attending schools outside their council area, according to figures obtained by The Observer.
1 Mar 19The current focus on childcare entitlement can hold back toddlers from the poorest homes, says the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation Sir Kevan Collins.
17 Sep 18The education funding squeeze for 16 to 18 year olds in England is “clear and worrying”, a think-tank report has said.
23 May 18The government has confirmed where £6m of previously announced money to improve maths in the North is to go.
10 Jan 18Justine Greening’s departure means the Cabinet has lost a doughty champion of social mobility, says the Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan. Her successor Damian Hinds needs to make his name – and a big...
18 Sep 17Efforts to improve teacher training and retention have failed to demonstrate a positive impact or value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
11 Apr 17Early years childcare services will receive an additional £50m in capital grants, the government has announced today.
17 Mar 17The planned overhaul of education funding will do little to help disadvantaged pupils who live in deprived areas, education charities have warned.
