Funding
The latest news and analysis on funding received by local authority and academy schools in the UK, including government spending, advice on budgeting and more
Thursday
12th Mar 2026
Red tape blocks school funding for children in care, finds Ofsted
Teachers tell the watchdog that working with different local authorities with different processes can be frustrating when trying to support vulnerable pupils
Deliver on SEND or lose services, ministers warn councils
SEND reform plans are needed by June 鈥� and government will withdraw services from failing authorities, local officers have been warned
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Friday
6th Mar 2026
Primary libraries pledge includes converted cloakrooms and corridors
Treasury has committed to ensuring that every primary school has a library by 2029, but these facilities could include former 鈥榮torage spaces鈥�, 糖心Vlog can reveal
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拢1.6bn SEND pot risks being 鈥榮wallowed up鈥�, leaders warn
Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools 鈥榳on鈥檛 go very far at all鈥�, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told
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Wednesday
4th Mar 2026
Academy account timings 鈥榳eaken accountability for billions in funds鈥�
MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden
Scottish LAs struggle to meet growing demand for music lessons
Campaign group calls for 鈥榗onsistency and transparency鈥� in drive to offer free instrumental music tuition for all pupils, as record overall numbers take lessons
Tuesday
3rd Mar 2026
SEND reforms risk increasing costs in short term, says OBR
Government has not set out how its flagship reforms will result in savings, fiscal watchdog says.
2.7% teacher pay rise affordable over next two years, says DfE
Teachers鈥� union leader calls government projections 鈥榣udicrous鈥� and 鈥榠nsulting鈥�
New 鈥榚xperts at hand鈥� won鈥檛 arrive fast enough, DfE warned
Professional bodies back bigger roles in schools for educational psychologists, occupational and speech and language therapists 鈥� but say they already struggle to meet demand
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