Funding
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Nov- 2025 -10 November
Sector coalition urges chancellor to restore adult learning funding
A coalition of 13 organisations from across the lifelong learning and skills sector, including the University and College Union (UCU), has urged the chancellor to prioritise investment in adult and community education in the Autumn Budget, warning that continued underfunding threatens both the economy and social inclusion. The Right2Learn (R2L)…
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7 November
Unions warn of ‘unsustainable pressure’ amid DfE pay proposals
NASUWT, NEU, NAHT, ASCL and Community have jointly warned that the government’s proposed pay award for teachers will place “unsustainable” pressure on schools. It comes as ministers have recommended a 6.5% pay uplift spread over three years, weighted towards later years. The DfE proposal confirms schools will be expected to part-fund…
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3 November
Dundee University staff to strike for five days over job cuts
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Dundee University will take five days of strike action next week, beginning on Monday 10 November. Staff will walk out each day from Monday to Friday, with additional action short of a strike involving working to contract, refusing to cover for…
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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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