Schools in some of England’s most deprived areas will suffer increased budget pressures and cuts next year, despite the government’s promise of extra funding, according to analysis by teaching unions. The analysis conducted by the National Education Union (NEU) found that real-terms cuts to schools serving the poorest pupils would be more than three times as deep as those in schools in the wealthiest areas. Agnew dismissed the criticism as “political noise” and reiterated the government’s determination to raise minimum per pupil funding to £5,000 for secondary schools. Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said the figures showed the government’s promises on school funding were “rapidly unravelling”. “Schools in more affluent, Conservative areas and those attending selective grammar schools are set to benefit, while pupils and schools in disadvantaged areas will continue to lose out, entrenching, not tackling, inequality,” Rayner said.

Source: The Guardian October 11, 2019 17:03 UTC