HALF of schools face a real-terms funding cut this year
The Tories claim education budgets are being protected — new analysis suggests they’re lying through their teeth.
Education
Poor children missing out on chance to develop life skills, report finds
Participation in after school activities like volunteering and debating is falling, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Parents and teachers call for school census boycott amid deportation fears
The Department for Education has been sharing details of school children’s nationality and place of birth with the Home Office.
The Tories’ plans on free childcare will only widen inequality in the UK
Quantity over quality in early years education is damaging to the poorest children.
Students call national demo against tuition fees, after Tories lose bid to raise cap
The Conservative Party was forced to abandon plans to hike tuition fees by £250 each year, after the DUP caused them major embarrassment by backing a Labour motion to block the rise.
Schools need money from parents to stay “afloat” thanks to cuts
Schools need regular payments from parents to stay afloat, co-founder of Fair Funding for All Schools told a protest rally yesterday. Parents, children, teachers and hundreds of other protestors took part in the Fair Funding for All Schools march through … Continued
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On health, education and policing the government is failing
Labour unveils universal free school meals for primary children
Labour have today announced their intention to have free school meals for every child in primary schools. The policy will be funded by putting VAT on private school fees, and is hoped to reduce the attainment gap. Research from the … Continued
PMQs: Jeremy Corbyn is right – schools funding changes hurt the most deprived pupils
These graphs from the IFS reveal the truth about May’s plans