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Falling rolls will wipe £1bn from school funding across England

School funding and finance

No strikes yet, but teaching unions step-up pay campaigns amid calls for a National Commission

Trade unions

Attendance crisis: School leaders warn of rising parental disputes

Attendance

Disappointment as Ofsted passes buck on single-word judgements

Ofsted

School buildings: Survey reveals poor condition of many classrooms

Facilities

Spring Budget snub leaves £700m hole in 2024/25 schools funding

School funding and finance

Absence thresholds: New £80 fines will hit disadvantaged students hardest

Attendance

Tensions rise over teacher pay award as working hours increase again

Pay and conditions

Safeguarding: Mandatory child sexual abuse reporting sparks threshold concerns

Safeguarding

Alternative provision: Damning report must be 'precursor to change'

Government policy

School attendance crisis: One in four secondary students persistently absent

Attendance

Cuts loom as energy and supply teacher costs drive hundreds of local authority schools into deficit

School funding and finance