Special needs funding claims in English schools ‘increasingly being refused’
Doubts grow over Labour’s VAT plan for private schools
‘The community is in the fabric of the building’: as UK pupil numbers fall, what will happen to empty schools?
Private schools say drop in enrolments mainly due to impending VAT on fees
September 2024
Tasmania signs federal school funding deal but union says it will lock in inequity
‘Incredibly disheartening’ decline in special needs pupil attainment in England
The truth about school choice in Australia? It’s a two-class system
Pay-as-you-go schooling: parents under pressure to fund essentials
August 2024
Special educational needs system in England in ‘utter disarray’, says ombudsman
Exclusive: Young people and their families lack support, while social workers are overwhelmed, according to Amerdeep Somal
July 2024
The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost
Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault
June 2024
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Labour wants to create opportunities for all. Can its education pledges narrow the divide?
Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils
Paying private school fees years ahead may create VAT disputes, experts warn
Record 576,000 pupils have special needs support plan in England
Eight in 10 primary teachers in England spending own money to help pupils
English pupil funding at same level as when Tories took power, study finds
May 2024
Education’s deepest crisis is being ignored by Westminster – and even harsher cuts are on the way
John Harris
As politicians fuss over sex education, a void in special needs provision is leaving families with nowhere to turn, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Teachers in England stretched by pupils’ mental and family problems, MPs say
Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession
School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ special needs crisis in England
Survey by NAHT union finds funding shortages mean pupils are losing out on vital support
April 2024
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