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Schools face tight budgets as rising costs may outstrip growth in funding – IFS

State schools in England could struggle to cover their costs in the next academic year, a report has suggested.

The Independent UK

Teachers in the UK should be permitted to work from home – Education Secretary

Bridget Phillipson spoke to the Observer about offering more flexibility in the profession.

Evening Standard

Special needs funding claims in English schools ‘increasingly being refused’

Financial pressures mean many councils are reluctant to issue top-up funding from high-needs budgets, say experts

The Guardian - UK

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MPs told why people don’t want to be teachers anymore as recruitment hits crisis levels

Supermarkets have been offering term-time only roles to teaching assistants, the chair of the education select committee said

The Independent UK

Teaching less attractive due to limited home working and flexibility, MPs told

Supermarkets have been offering term-time only roles to teaching assistants, the chair of the education select committee said.

The Independent UK

Rising costs faced by schools in England growing faster than inflation – IFS

School spending per pupil will ‘largely stagnate in real terms’ when costs likely to be faced by schools are taken into account, a report says.

The Independent UK

Axing tax breaks would have small effect on private school pupil numbers – IFS

The Labour Party has said it would end the tax exemptions enjoyed by private schools and use the revenue raised to help state schools.

The Independent UK

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‘It feels cynical’: how would Labour’s VAT policy affect private schools?

Party and many economists back plan but niche schools such as Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain say they could struggle

The Guardian - UK

All the big questions about the new teacher pay offer

An Institute for Fiscal Studies economist said the cost of the teacher's pay offer in Wales will be around £50m

Wales Online

The figure that shows why teachers are on strike in Wales

Experts have looked at teachers pay in the last 13 years

Wales Online

Teachers’ pay cut by £6,600 since 2010, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

IFS says pay erosion helps explain why traditionally moderate teaching unions are considering strike action

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds

Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship

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