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
10th Sep 2026
Fund schools to keep classrooms cool, leaders tell government
Capital funding is needed to make schools climate-proof following this summer鈥檚 record heatwaves, a school leaders鈥� union warns
9 in 10 secondaries financially 鈥榳orse off鈥� than in 2010
Coalition of teaching and school leader unions says schools would need an extra 拢4.5 billion a year to restore funding to 2010 levels
Wednesday
9th Sep 2026
Retraining physics teachers 鈥榤ore cost-effective鈥� than bursaries
Helping teachers become physics specialists could be around eight times less expensive than increasing trainee bursaries, analysis finds
Quarter of schools cannot afford teacher pay rise, union warns
NASUWT urges the government to increase education spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP, saying that schools will be forced to cut jobs
Schools risk 鈥榝inancial millstone鈥� from DfE solar deals
Schools warned against entering potentially decades-long private financing agreements