Three councils allowed to breach minimum school funding rules North Tyneside, Bracknell Forest and 鈥� for the third year in a row 鈥� Kent all ‘gained approval to set a lower value’ due to SEND deals
Budget bedlam: 拢20bn SEND black hole prompts DfE row with spending watchdog Former adviser says Treasury is ‘trying to force the pace’ of reforms
EYFS: Rise in ‘school ready’ pupils – but government way off target More reception pupils achieve ‘good level of development’ this year, but improvement rate below what’s required to hit 75% target
Budget 2025: Government faces 拢6bn SEND shortfall once override ends Spending watchdog warns ‘no savings have been identified’ to offset pressure on government coffers of end to council budgeting shield
Council facing 拢183m SEND deficit warns of ‘devastating consequences’ Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council demands ‘urgent action’ ahead of budget – including using high needs cash to cover 拢10m interest payments
Schools say classrooms are calmer, but no change in behaviour disruption The government’s national behaviour survey shows an improving picture, but seven minutes are still lost to behaviour for every 30 minutes of lesson time
Delayed 2026 school funding allocations to be published ‘shortly’ says Phillipson Education secretary partly blames June’s spending review for the delay to national funding formula guidance and allocations, which are normally released in July
SEND safety valve 鈥榮uccess story鈥� racks up 拢4.5m deficit A council cited by top government official as mostly clearing its high needs deficit has now fallen back into the red
Schools at ‘breaking point’ over SEND pressure as admission gap grows The National Foundation for Educational Research has investigated the characteristics behind “high-SEND” schools – here’s the key findings