Funding

Increase comes amid a major demographic shift caused by a falling birth rate that has resulted in the number of available primary places dropping to a decade-long low

Call for all eligible children to be automatically enrolled for FSM follows the government announcement that it is expanding the entitlement from next year

The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out government spending plans up to 2029. Here’s what you need to know

A funding increase for schools is expected to be announced by chancellor Rachel Reeves this week – but experts question how much of a difference it will make

A DfE announcement on extending free school meals has sparked a political war of words. Tes digs into the numbers behind the conflict

The chief finance officer at STEP Academy Trust explains how centralising stationery and workbook procurement led to huge financial savings

The call comes on the back of a survey that finds few teachers believe ASN pupils consistently receive the support they need

Co-chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable Keziah Featherstone says there is no doubt pupils’ lives and education success will benefit from the changes to free school meals

DfE lifts the £7,400 income cap for accessing FSM – but this won’t result in more pupil premium cash for schools and it is unclear how many extra pupils will benefit

There are ‘no palatable moves left to make’ for schools to find the money they need next year, the NAHT has warned ahead of the Spending Review

The DfE disputes the amount being widely quoted as the going rate – so how much are schools in the government’s breakfast clubs pilot actually getting?