Wandsworth selects digital solution for social care and education budget calculations
Wandsworth Borough Council has announced plans to implement a new digital solution to estimate personal budgets and allocate top-up funding for children and young people across social care and education. The Council has chosen the Formulate product developed by Imosphere to make evidence-based, fair and transparent funding decisions. Utilising two modules, the new solution will be used […]
Government provides schools with cost-savings ‘toolkit’
A new toolkit to help schools save money to ensure every pound possible is being spent in the classroom has been published by the Government. The School Resource Management Strategy provides schools with practical advice on how to reduce what it says is a £10 billion non-staffing spend spent across England last year. The Government […]
Labour and Lib Dems go head-to-head on education
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledged a multi-billion pound cash injection into the education system to boost schools in England. Jeremy Corbyn told reporters recently that the Conservatives have been “starving schools for funding” and revealed that he would raise corporation tax to spend £4.8bn on keeping up with rising costs. Labour is […]
New free schools planned despite funding crisis
The Department of Education has signed off the creation of 131 new Free Schools in England, while 20 local authorities have been given permission to open special needs schools using the same framework. The DfE says the plans will provide nearly 70,000 extra places for pupils across primary, secondary and special needs levels of education. Education Secretary […]