The November Budget is the time to take definitive action on school funding. Paul Whiteman urges the Chancellor to step up and do the right thing

In a little over a month from now, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will stand up in Parliament and deliver what the government describes as a “fiscal event”. For those of us outside the Westminster village, that means the Autumn Budget.

The Budget will be a landmark moment for schools. The event will be watched incredibly closely by everyone in education because we’re all waiting to see if Philip Hammond will break his silence on school funding and announce more money to spend on children and young people.

As we know all too well, school budgets are at breaking point. The silence up to now has given us concern that the real extent of the problem has not properly registered in Westminster and Whitehall.

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