Local authorities can collectively borrow £1.5bn to plug budget gaps caused by underfundingA record 30 English local authorities have been granted effective “bailouts” enabling them to borrow money to avoid...
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Read MoreHigher tuition costs have already been ‘wiped out’ by government tax hikes, critics claimA fall in international students applying for visas risks prolonging the existential threat facing some of England’s...
Read MoreSurvey shows 60% predict no impact from schools bill while 21% say change will be negativeThe majority of academy leaders in England say the government’s new schools bill will not affect how they manage their schools,...
Read MoreDepartments making stretched links between programmes and government ‘missions’ amid fears of budget cutsMinisters are trying to “mission-wash” every item of spending in their departments, according to...
Read MoreResearch by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send supportSend crisis in England risks creating ‘lost generation’ of childrenChildren in England experience...
Read MoreDespite government pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers, headteachers are under renewed pressure to avoid going into deficitSchools across England say they are being forced to make teachers and teaching assistants redundant to...
Read MoreRising demand and ballooning council deficits have left a threadbare service – and children and parents in crisisSuccessful complaints about councils’ special educational needs and disability (Send)...
Read MoreThe work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right support. This live blog is closedLord Hermer, the attorney general, must be getting used to bad publicity, but there is...
Read MoreGovernment pushes back after Katharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary. This live blog is closedDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the public domain that...
Read MoreKatharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary, claiming she had no interest in learning how her school achieved its resultsDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the...
Read MoreNAO’s Gareth Davies says healthcare and special educational needs systems are becoming unsustainableThe UK’s chief auditor has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US department of government...
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