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National funding formula: Extra cash for 1,300 remote schools

The government has more than doubled a funding pot for small schools in remote areas, with up to 1,300...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Education Reform

Fair funding reforms won’t be fully rolled out for at least 3 years

Government reforms to make school funding fairer will now not be fully implemented for at least another three years....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Funding formula like ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ as NAO finds cash shifted from poorer areas

The government’s flagship national school funding formula has shifted cash from deprived schools to their more affluent counterparts, sparking...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Councils in deficit told to find SEND savings in exchange for £100m bailouts

Five councils have been told to cut special needs and disabilities (SEND) spending and reform services in exchange for...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

National funding formula: DfE proposes changes to ‘sparsity factor’ for small remote schools

Hundreds more small remote schools could be eligible for extra cash under government proposals to change the national funding...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Beware the government’s sleight of hand on academy finances

The government’s new method for calculating school budgets obscures the true number of schools in financial deficit, explains Jon Andrews...

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JON ANDREWS
News

New figures: 18,000 schools face funding cuts

Education unions have revised upwards their predictions for the number of schools facing funding cuts to almost 18,000. The...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

The NFF is saved – but major issues still remain for schools funding

The government has rescued the National Funding Formula by the skin of its teeth. The Education Policy Institute was...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

EPI report: National Funding Formula shifts cash away from poorest schools, and 5 other findings

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has today published the first comprehensive review of the consequences of the government’s national...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg