Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells schools they have the freedom to spend the pupil premium but says the Government “will be watching what you achieve” with it. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Special needs children on the rise…

Posted on May 14, 2012 by dchan

The £5 billion budget for pupils with learning difficulties is rising fast – but is the money being used to cope with a new tide of poor parenting and failed teaching? {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Clegg: Schools ‘should compete’ for £10,000 pupil premium award

Posted on May 14, 2012 by dchan

Schools which find the most effective ways to help children from poor backgrounds could win £10,000, Deputy Prime Nick Clegg has announced. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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MPs demand more robust school spending checks

Posted on May 11, 2012 by dchan

A committee of MPs says it fears the system for checking school spending in England is not robust enough. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Academies to return £15m by July

Posted on May 9, 2012 by dchan

Funding blunder means some schools will repay 10% of budget. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Lib Dems set to push for more funds to retain students

Posted on April 19, 2012 by dchan

Government to be lobbied for extra money if it is shown the EMA withdrawal is causing student numbers to drop. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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London gets largest slice of primary school place cash

Posted on April 12, 2012 by dchan

The London boroughs are the main beneficiaries of £600m additional funding for primary school places. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Pay children to attend top private schools, Government told

Posted on March 29, 2012 by dchan

Eighty schools including Westminster, Manchester Grammar, City of London School and King Edward’s, Birmingham, are urging ministers to fund places for bright children whose parents cannot afford full fees. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Schools and universities in London hit by strike

Posted on March 28, 2012 by dchan

Schools and universities across London are facing disruption as two of the biggest education unions stage a one-day strike against cuts to teachers and lecturers’ pensions. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Bingo hall used as emergency school in admissions crisis

Posted on March 20, 2012 by dchan

Teachers are being forced to stage emergency lessons in make-shift classrooms amid a surge in demand for primary education caused by immigration and rising birth rates, it was revealed. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Fund primary places not free schools, Labour urges

Posted on March 20, 2012 by dchan

The government should tackle the growing crisis in primary school places rather than building more free schools, says shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Battle over library closures intensifies

Posted on March 14, 2012 by MThompson

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey says there will be a report into library service as government is handed petition and he is branded ‘Dr Beeching of libraries’. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Schools in Wales at foot of banding system offered £10,000

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tburr

The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales have been promised more funding to improve standards. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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£50 million summer school fund launched to help disadvantaged children

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tburr

A £50 million summer schools fund to help the most disadvantaged pupils opens today. The money will help up to 100,000 pupils making the transition from primary to secondary school, a time when Ofsted research shows performance can take a … Continue reading →

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Gove tells schools to think ‘local’ in history lessons

Posted on February 27, 2012 by tburr

Education secretary gives English Heritage £2.7m in a programme to revamp the history curriculum. Schools in England will be told to adopt a home town approach to learning how their localities fit into “our rich island story.” {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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The biggest battle in education: state funded vs. commercial funded

Posted on January 31, 2012 by tburr

Hundreds of schools are set to receive commercial involvement following the go-ahead for a Swedish company to run a school in Suffolk for profit gaining. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Schools kit scam ‘could cost schools millions’

Posted on January 9, 2012 by dhutson

Schools across the UK are being charged up to 10 times too much for laptops and other IT equipment through mis-sold lease agreements, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation has found. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Category Archives: Funding

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