Parents will not forgive funding cuts, teaching union leader warns Read moreThe announcement suggests many MPs regard school funding as a major concern among voters, and are unhappy at the way the issue has slipped down Downing Street’s agenda despite its importance in swaying votes at the last election. Lucy Powell, the Labour MP for Manchester Central, said the inquiry would be a cross-party effort intended to be a major piece of work. “At the last election school funding generated a lot of concern,” she said. A spokesperson for the Department for Education noted that school funding in England would reach a record £43.5bn in 2020, the result of a surge in pupil numbers. “We welcome the opportunity to set out to the education select committee how our implementation of the national funding formula will support greater certainty and long-term planning in the school sector,” the DfE said.

Source: The Guardian April 19, 2018 14:18 UTC