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Philip Hammond has defended his pledge of funding for “little extras” for schools, and said it would be “useful” to pay for “whiteboards and laptop computers”. Speaking on the Today Programme, the chancellor said his announcement of a £400 million in year capital “bonus” for schools in yesterday’s budget was “quite different” from the government’s […]

Schools will get £400 million in extra capital funding this year, the chancellor has announced. Philip Hammond has allocated the in-year “bonus” for schools in his autumn budget today, “to help our schools buy the little extras they need”. However, the funding can only be spend on capital projects like equipment and maintenance, and not […]

The chancellor Philip Hammond has outlined his spending plans for the next year, but little is on offer to schools. Here’s your trusty Schools Week round-up.   1. £400m capital for ‘little extras’ Schools will be handed grants totalling £400 million this year for equipment and maintenance, or “little extras”, as Hammond described it in […]

A decision by the government to hand schools less money than is due to be spent on fixing potholes has been branded “inexplicable” by a headteachers’ union. Philip Hammond pledged this afternoon to give schools an extra £400 million in capital grants, but this pales in comparison to the £6.7 billion needed to bring school […]

A leading headteacher who had a sexual relationship with a former pupil has been found not guilty of unacceptable professional conduct, but may have brought the teaching profession into disrepute, a teacher misconduct panel has ruled. John Tomsett appeared in front of a Teacher Regulation Agency panel this week to face allegations said to have […]

An academy trust criticised for serious failings of financial management including a £12,000 trip abroad for senior leaders is to rebroker all of its schools to a leading chain. United Learning, one of England’s largest trusts, has been chosen to take on Chingford Hall Primary Academy, Whittingham Primary Academy, Longshaw Primary Academy and Winston Way […]

The education secretary has attacked Labour for “refusing to tell parents” about its schools policies, after his questions about the party’s proposals went unanswered. Damian Hinds said parents were “deeply concerned” over Labour’s proposals that he claimed would “turn back the clock” on education reform. Labour wants to end the academies and free schools programme, hand […]

The first ever unregistered school has been prosecuted in a landmark case that paves the way for further prosecutions of schools operating illegally. Headteacher Beatrix Bernhardt, 38, director Nacerdine Talbi, 47, and the Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre Limited were convicted of running the Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre in Southall, west London, following a three-day trial at Westminster […]