Almost half of councils risk being unable to meet rising demand for secondary school places within the next five years, the Local Government Association has warned.
Teaching unions have called on every candidate in the general election to pledge to address the “funding crisis” which they claim will costs schools £3bn a year by 2020.
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.
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.
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.
A wall collapse last year at an Edinburgh primary school built under the controversial Private Finance Initiative funding system was not the fault of PFI, an independent report has concluded.
A report that the government has clawed back £384m of funding for schools amid a ‘cash crisis’ in education has sparked criticism from teaching unions.
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.
England’s education system has made some “remarkable” progress over the past few years, but remains plagued by a growing north-south divide and a skills gaps that threatens economic competitiveness,...
Councils have urged Scottish Government ministers not to marginalise local government in running Scotland’s schools, warning that any centralisation of provision would lead to increased costs and...
Many PFI contracts are trapped in their current terms out of fear of the costs of change and a desire not to show weakness to the other side. But this is not sustainable in the face of increasing...
Councils and teachers have attacked the Education for All Bill promised in the Queen’s Speech, which would strip local authorities of almost all their remaining education powers.
Councils have reiterated calls for clarity on how they will be able to ensure they can continue to provide sufficient school places once all schools have converted to academies.
