…five teachers did not know what the main priority for their pupil premium funding was, according to the study by education charity the Sutton Trust. Read the full report here….
Schools offset cuts with funds meant for disadvantaged pupils, study says
…reports that in a survey, six per cent of teachers reported this as the main priority for their school’s pupil premium spending – an increase from to per cent in…
More schools using pupil premium to plug budget holes
…with 13% saying funding 1:1 tuition was a priority. However, one in five didn’t know what the main priorities for their pupil premium funding was. Read the full report here….
Schools are using pupil-premium funding to offset budget cuts, poll finds
Adi Bloom reports on our pupil premium polling. An increasing number of schools are using their funding for disadvantaged pupils to pay for essentials elsewhere, a new poll has found….
Schools forced to raid cash for disadvantaged children to plug funding gaps due to cuts
…reported this as the main priority for their school’s pupil premium spending – an increase from 2% in 2015. …. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and of…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the Queen’s speech
…away from compulsory academisation, but the plan to require many more schools to become academies requires more excellent multi academy trusts. Our research has shown that the quality of existing…