School funding continues to be a top issue in education, with parents, teachers, governors and schools all waiting for the government to announce their spending plans beyond 2020.
In a speech at the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) in May, the education secretary, Damian Hinds, recognised the new cost pressures placed on schools, such as higher employer contributions to National Insurance and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
He also acknowledged that society now expects schools to do more with their funding than they did a generation ago, including looking after pupils’ mental health, checking for signs of radicalisation, and monitoring health and social issues.
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