Funding & Finances

New polling for the Centre for Social Justice reveals growing concern that the boundary between family responsibility and state responsibility is being eroded, with taxpayers increasingly picking up the bill.

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

Ministers should reject calls to reverse employment tax increases as a way to boost jobs for young people in favour of extra funding for apprenticeships and increasing the number of youth support grants, according to a leading thinktank.

On Thursday 2 July, members of the House of Lords will debate the future affordability and quality of higher education.

Truant schoolchildren cost parents thousands of pounds in lost income

Children not going to school are costing parents thousands of pounds in lost income, a study has revealed.

DfE urged to correct ‘misleading’ energy claims

Schools will be pushed into unsuitable contracts after DfE encourages them to sign up to its Maximising Value for Pupils programme, say energy experts.

The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper was published in October 2025. (For colleagues who are not policy wonks, White Papers from the Government set out plans for future legislation.)

ASCL falls into deficit, citing ‘severe’ pressure on leaders

School funding shortfalls, along with mounting workload and accountability, have increased demand for support, the union’s annual accounts state.

DfE sets out how it expects schools to run SEND inclusion bases

Guidance reveals detailed plans for support and specialist inclusion bases in schools – but heads’ leaders fear the funding falls short.

Struggling schools racked up £5m bank bill amid finance woes

Twenty-five struggling schools in a London borough racked up over £5 million in overdraft bills, it has emerged.

The apprenticeships tipped for a rate rise

Business administration, accountancy and carpentry could be among apprenticeships in scope for funding band uplifts, FE Week analysis suggests.

Skills England scales back employer role in funding decisions

Skills England has announced it will no longer rely on employers when deciding funding levels for apprenticeships.

SEND help to general FE, specialist teachers told

Expert staff at specialist post-16 institutions could guide general FE colleges on how best to spend new inclusion cash, officials have said.

University of Glasgow agrees ‘cost reduction measures’

The University of Glasgow is to launch a voluntary severance scheme as part of cost reduction measures amid a decline in the number of international students.

What will Aberdeen University's new structure look like?

A new financial plan which will include major structural changes has been approved at the University of Aberdeen.

Deltapoll interviewed a representative sample of 4,131 NEU Members, online, between 3 - 8th June 2026.

Article

DfE Update 24 June 2026

25 June 2026

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Professors Francesco Caselli from the Department of Economics and Rocco Macchiavello from the Department of Management have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants.

Poorer primary schools see pupil numbers fall twice as fast

DfE urged to assess the impact of falling numbers on disadvantaged pupils and increase funding for affected schools.

DWP considers changing 30/70 funding split for larger apprenticeship units

The controversial payment model for the government’s flagship apprenticeship units may change for some of the short courses after providers warned that the structure could destabilise delivery.

‘Not the end of the road’ for apprenticeship funding restrictions, minister suggests

Skills minister Jacqui Smith has refused to rule out further restrictions that shift apprenticeship funding to young people, warning it is “not the end of the road” for reform following the recent defunding round.

Parents – not the State – should raise children, say most Brits

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

Lords considers affordability and quality of higher education

Truant schoolchildren cost parents thousands of pounds in lost income

DfE urged to correct ‘misleading’ energy claims

Will the education white paper proposals hamper student access? (And what is going on with maintenance loans?)

ASCL falls into deficit, citing ‘severe’ pressure on leaders

DfE sets out how it expects schools to run SEND inclusion bases

Struggling schools racked up £5m bank bill amid finance woes

The apprenticeships tipped for a rate rise

Skills England scales back employer role in funding decisions

SEND help to general FE, specialist teachers told

University of Glasgow agrees ‘cost reduction measures’

What will Aberdeen University's new structure look like?

Deltapoll: 95% of NEU members believe their school will struggle to afford an unfunded pay rise

DfE Update 24 June 2026

Two LSE academics awarded European Research Council Advanced Grants

Poorer primary schools see pupil numbers fall twice as fast

DWP considers changing 30/70 funding split for larger apprenticeship units

‘Not the end of the road’ for apprenticeship funding restrictions, minister suggests