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Richard Connor considers the year ahead for resourcing schools
As suppliers look to their own new fiscal year, as well as for many authority-controlled schools, the question arises of what to expect. When we asked over 1,000 school leaders in early December, many expected to be operating their April 2021 to March 2020 much more like a normal year when it came to resource … Continued
Read MoreRichard Connor considers what has – and will likely happen – to furniture spending in schools
Given the wide variety in the types of furniture and storage items schools purchase each year it has always been a little tricky to get a handle on overall spending across recurrent and capital budget allocations. In the annual BESA school budget and spending research we look to assess spending on a range of furniture … Continued
Read MoreScanning Pens wins Bett 2019 Exporter of the Year Award
School and MAT Growth Strategies – Underpinned by Digital
School funding 2013
A review of the school funding system began in 2012 to develop a fairer, more consistent and transparent. In June 2013 revised funding arrangements for 2014-15 were published. The new arrangements move towards a national funding formula and aim to ensure that more money is targeted to pupils. This document summarises the key changes that … Continued
Read MoreSchool funding factfile update 2014
On 18 December 2013, Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove made a written ministerial statement summarising the school funding settlement. An update to the Sebastian Review of Education Capital was also published (the original Sebastian Review, published April 2011, set out recommendations on the future delivery models for capital investment for 2011-12 onwards).
Read MoreSchool funding formula changes
Schools and Academies Show Spring 2023
Barroness Barran The Minister for the Schools System and Student Finance, Baroness Barran, opened the conference with a keynote address. The minister confirmed, following the abandonment of the Schools Bill, that Ofsted inspections on MATs would be unable to commence. Currently, Ofsted can only give summary evaluations on MATs, which evaluate the quality … Continued
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