Funding
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Oct- 2025 -16 October
Northern Irish schools face funding crisis, PAC report finds
NI education minister Paul Givan has said Northern Ireland’s schools face a “capital funding crisis” following the release of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the management of the school estate. The report, which was published today (16 October), examined long-standing issues in school infrastructure and funding and highlighted…
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15 October
NAHT warns Welsh budget ‘rollover’ risks deepening funding crisis
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) have warned that the Welsh government’s draft budget for 2026/27 could worsen an already severe funding crisis in education. Responding to the plans outlined in the Senedd, NAHT Cymru said the “rollover” budget could have “dire consequences” for schools struggling with deficits and…
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10 October
UCU launches UK-wide strike ballot amid 15,000 university job cuts
The University and College Union (UCU) is set to launch a UK-wide strike ballot, after its research found universities have announced cuts equivalent to over 15,000 jobs in the last year. The UCU said the new data reveals a “worrying escalation” since March, when UCU reported around 5,000 proposed job…
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10 October
Government criticised for axing bursaries for RE teacher training
The UK government’s decision to remove teacher training bursaries for Religious Education (RE) has been criticised by Humanists UK, which called the move “short-sighted”. New Department for Education (DfE) guidance for the 2026–2027 academic year confirms that bursaries will be offered only for selected subjects, excluding RE. The change comes…
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7 October
NFER warns teacher bursary cuts could reduce trainee numbers by 2,400
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has warned that cuts to teacher training bursaries could result in around 2,400 fewer trainees next year, after the Department for Education (DfE) reduced funding for several subjects. Updated DfE guidance published on 7 October – a day after the Government announced scholarships…
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Sep- 2025 -24 September
Edinburgh Uni faces more industrial action as UCU opens new strike ballot
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Edinburgh university are being re-balloted from today (24 September) to take industrial action as a dispute over £140m cuts and up to 1,800 job losses approaches its eighth month. The dispute follows the announcement of cuts by the university principal, Professor…
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18 September
Funding leads school trust leaders concerns, CST study finds
School budgets remain under pressure with funding being the primary concern of trust leaders, with many academy trusts cutting staff and dipping into reserves, according to a national survey. The Confederation of School Trusts’ (CST) annual National School Trust Survey found that while trust leaders are marginally more confident about…
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15 September
INTO Manchester staff to strike over pay dispute
Staff at INTO Manchester, a private college for international students, are set to strike for two days this month in a dispute over pay, the University and College Union (UCU) has announced. Walkouts are scheduled for 25 and 30 September, with staff due to join picket lines outside the college…
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15 September
74% of schools in England have faced cuts since 2010, data finds
Seven in 10 schools in England have experienced cuts to their budgets since 2010, totalling £1m in 1,180 cases, according to new data from the Stop School Cuts coalition. Teaching unions and parents and governors groups are urging the government to restore school funding in order to deal with “crises”…
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12 September
DfE issues financial notice to improve at Goldington Green Academy
Goldington Green Academy has been issued with a formal notice to improve by the Department for Education (DfE) over “serious failures” in financial management. In a letter to trustees dated 26 June, the department said the academy had breached multiple provisions of the Academy Trust Handbook, including rules on deficit…
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