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When Theresa May first stood at the lectern outside Number 10 in July 2016, she did so as the Prime Minister who would not only deliver Brexit but who would also tackle the “ burning injustices ” in British society;…
By Jon Andrews
In February 2018, the Prime Minister launched a review into the post-18 education system, led by Philip Augar. The review is the first to examine post-18 education funding in almost a decade, and as well as considering tuition fees, will…
By David Robinson
EPI Executive Director Natalie Perera examines the latest challenges in high needs funding, which covers pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and those in Alternative Provision settings. School funding continues to be a major issue in the education…
By Education Policy Institute
School funding remains a major issue in 2019. This report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) employs the latest data to build a detailed picture of the current state of school finances. To understand how schools are faring financially, the…
By Jon Andrews
EPI's James Zuccollo examines how the Teachers' Pay Grant is allocated to schools, and whether it is done so equitably. In July 2018, the government announced that teachers would get a pay rise after eight years of freezes and caps. The…
By James Zuccollo
As schools continue to face financial pressures many will be looking at ways to find efficiencies. Ministers have increasingly encouraged schools and multi-academy trusts to consider whether changing their approach to staff deployment might help. In March this year, the…
By Jon Andrews
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Summary New statistics on the balances of academy trusts in 2016/17 have been published by the Department for Education this week. Rather than examining the number of individual academy schools in financial surplus or deficit, the analysis assesses the overall…
By Jon Andrews
After months of delays the government has today accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s (STRB) recommendation that teachers’ pay should rise by up to 3.5 per cent, breaking the previous one per cent pay cap. Those in leadership positions will…
By James Zuccollo and Jon Andrews
This report by the Education Policy Institute examines the latest trends in local authority maintained school balances, and assesses whether all schools will be able to meet cost pressures over the next two years, following recent government funding reforms. This…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has today published new analysis on how the government can proceed with school funding and a new National Funding Formula. You can download the paper in full here . Key findings The analysis finds that in order to…
By Education Policy Institute
Education Policy Institute (EPI) research on school funding was today raised at Prime Minister’s Questions. In an exchange between the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister , the former raised new EPI analysis showing that there are unlikely…
By Education Policy Institute
New analysis by the Education Policy Institute finds all schools in England face real terms cuts in funding per pupil, even after the introduction of a new national funding formula. The report, The implications of the National Funding Formula for schools,…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
