Education
School funding hasn’t increased by £5k per pupil
The Conservative Party has made incorrect claims about education spending on social media. Read
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Spending on schools
Fact checks on educational funding, costs per pupil, reported record levels and school meal funding
Education
The government’s education funding figures need context
Figures given by the Department for Education about the amount of weekly funding for schools do not give the full picture. Read
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Education
Some children with no recourse to public funds are eligible for free school meals
A question at PMQs by Labour MP Stephen Timms suggested this wasn’t the case. Free school meal eligibility has been temporarily extended to some of these children. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
State spending isn’t at a record high when you consider the size of the economy
Public spending amounts to around 40% of the size of the economy. It’s been smaller before. It’s also been bigger before. Read
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Education
Is schools spending going to be at record levels?
Per pupil spending in England is set to increase over the next three years to roughly the level it was at in 2009/10. Read
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Education
Is £14 billion being spent on education?
By 2022/23 the government aims to spend £4.3 billion more on education, once you account for inflation, than in 2019/20. Read
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Education
Government school spending figures: correct but misleading
Spending per pupil in England fell by 8% in real terms from 2009/10 to 2017/18, and will be held constant from 2017/18 to 2019/20. UK education spending was about average among OECD countries in 2015. Read
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Education
Are grammar schools facing a crisis of funding?
English grammar schools received around £700 less state funding per pupil than other state schools in 2016/17. Read
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Education
Sure Start, school building and tuition fees: the Conservative and Coalition record
Explaining the Coalition and Conservative governments’ record on tuition fees, Education Maintenance Allowance, Sure Start, and school building. Read
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Education
Free school meals and educational performance
A pilot programme rolling out free school meals for all primary school pupils in certain areas had promising results, although researchers say it’s not conclusive. Read
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