Funding
The latest news and analysis on funding received by local authority and academy schools in the UK, including government spending, advice on budgeting and more
Friday
7th Feb 2025
EIS reveals first day of teacher strike action in Glasgow
Most schools in Scotland’s biggest local authority expected to close when teachers and other education professionals take strike action later this month
![EIS reveals first day of teacher strike action in Glasgow](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-02/EIS-strike-action%20%282%29.jpg?itok=UffbOSvn)
Primary-based MAT’s reserves plummet into deficit
The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust says its situation reflects ‘the imbalance between primary and secondary funding’
![Lots of £20 notes down the drain](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-02/MT-MAT-deficit02.jpg?itok=2w5lVXBB)
Thursday
6th Feb 2025
ADES president: What needs to change in Scottish education
President of the education directors’ body Laurence Findlay speaks exclusively to Tes Scotland about council budget pressures, rural schools and recruiting the right teachers where they’re needed
![How do ADES president see the path ahead for Scottish education?](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-01/LaurenceFindlay_1.jpg?itok=UeE3pU3A)
Academy trusts in deficit triple in three years
Latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark report shows trusts facing stretched funding, more deficits and lower growth than expected
![The proportion of multi academy trusts in deficit has tripled in the space of three years, a major new report has warned.](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-02/MAT-deficit.jpg?itok=xvbN6kUu)
Wednesday
5th Feb 2025
Decade of PEF impact to be revealed in the spring
The Pupil Equity Fund – designed to help close the ‘poverty-related attainment gap’ – should continue beyond 2026 elections, says education secretary, but she suggests changes will be needed
![Decade of PEF impact to be revealed in the spring](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-02/Child-poverty%20%281%29.jpg?itok=txUIx2tQ)
Mainstream inclusion can’t be at the expense of special schools
This government’s push for more inclusion in mainstream settings suggests that the needs of special schools will be overlooked again, warns this trust leader
![Illustration of pencil including](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2025-02/Pencil-inclusion_0.png?itok=m5wbK5nW)