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‘Support staff have stepped up to the plate as staff shortages in schools bite’

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

Cuts to schools are deeply unfair

Education unions reveal schools worse off than in 2015

“The ballot gives us an opportunity to get into schools and raise funding concerns with members,” says national secretary Jon Richards […]

Since 2015, £2.8 billion has been cut from school budgets. The average primary school has lost £45,400 in funding and the average secondary school […]

A new report from the Education Policy Institute published today shows that, in 2016-17 alone, more than 60% of local authority maintained  primary schools and […]

There is a particular problem in secondary schools because of a shortfall of £500m a year to funding for 11 – 16 year olds, between 2015/16 and […]

Next week the country has a choice between school cuts under the Tories and investment in our children’s education under Labour – I know what choice I’ll be making, and which is better for our schools, our children and the future of our country.

School administrators, business managers and finance workers are regularly administering first aid, handing out medicines to pupils and conducting criminal record checks because of cuts in the number of school support staff, according to a survey published today (Friday) by UNISON. The findings suggest that any further reduction in their numbers – as proposed by […]

Latest Education Policy Institute report confirms unions’ warning over effects of new National Funding Formula

A new funding formula is the right thing to do, but it cannot be truly fair unless there is enough money to go round in the first place.” Len McCluskey, General Secretary […]