Funding

The General Teaching Council for Scotland says it is ‘planning to increase the fee on an incremental basis from April 2025’

It will ‘become much more difficult’ for trusts to support maintained schools that need help without the funding, trust leaders warn

The chancellor’s Budget saw a relatively positive outcome for schools. But it may only be putting off problems rather than solving them, writes Sam Freedman

EIS teaching union calls on education secretary to offer protection to instrumental music tuition, amid concerns over possible reintroduction of charges

Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison describes UK Budget as ‘a step in the right direction’ – but ‘enormous’ financial pressures remain

Heads and sector leaders have said ‘devil will be in detail’ on how the funding will be allocated and whether ‘costs will be fully covered in every case’

AHDS general secretary Greg Dempster looks at whether this week’s UK Budget offers real hope of a boost to education in Scotland

The chancellor has laid out the Labour government’s first Budget – including its school spending plans for 2025-26. Find all the key details here

Charity’s future had been described as ‘untenable’ before announcement of funds in Holyrood this afternoon, designed to ensure its survival this year

Multi-academy trusts are yet to receive a decision on funding bids that were meant to start over the summer in what leaders describe as an ‘incredibly frustrating’ delay

Condition Improvement Fund money will be pulled from a number of projects after investigations

Organisations have written to Bridget Phillipson ahead of the Budget, setting out three measures to close the disadvantage gap by the end of the decade