The voices are growing louder still – when will the education secretary act to fund education properly and to address the legacy of austerity, asks Deborah Lawson...

The saying that “(the love of) money is the root of all evil” is something of a cliché, but money – or rather the lack of it – is at the root of the various crises impacting our education service.

At the time of writing, we are waiting for the again-delayed publication of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) report on pay and conditions.

It remains to be seen what the consequence of the announcement of the additional cash injection for the NHS will be on education funding – and the government’s response to the STRB report – and if that commitment further reduces or eliminates education funding growth.

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