Press releases

Autumn Statement

Date: 22/11/2023

The Chancellor makes a mockery of the repeated claim that education is at the heart of this Government’s priorities.

Funding

School Cuts relaunch

Date: 15/11/2023

School Cuts website relaunched as funding crisis in education deepens.

Funding

Joint union call for significant increase in school funding

Date: 09/11/2023

Schools on brink unless Chancellor delivers £1.7billion in Autumn Statement for 2024/25, says joint letter to Chancellor from four education unions.

Funding

Impact of training bursaries on teacher recruitment and retention

Date: 09/11/2023

Lack of impact shown in NFER report suggests bursaries are a sticking plaster to avoid real action.

Funding

King’s Speech

Date: 07/11/2023

The Government has forgotten its responsibilities.

Current school funding levels are inadequate

Date: 04/11/2023

Members’ survey says lack of Government funding having a major impact on schools and children’s learning.

The crisis in funding for schools and colleges in Wales. Motion 22

Date: 22/10/2023

NEU Cymru members highlight the crisis in funding for schools and colleges in Wales.

Minimum service levels plans

Date: 20/10/2023

After 13 years of Conservative education policy, every day, children and young people in schools suffer levels of service well below expectation.

Funding

Nick Gibb on school funding

Date: 16/10/2023

We need to see a true step-change in the levels of education investment.

Funding

Revision of the National Funding Formula

Date: 12/10/2023

Education unions call on Government to restore £370m NFF funding

Funding

Bridget Phillipson Speech

Date: 11/10/2023

Labour is recognising that little can be achieved without working with, and in partnership, with teachers.

IFS report - school costs and inflationary pressures

Date: 05/10/2023

Headline figures on education funding do not translate into funding increases per pupil for schools.

Funding