Press releases

Parents' education concerns

Date: 12/06/2024

YouGov/NEU poll shows parents concerned about school funding and lack of teachers.

Funding

Conservative Party General Election manifesto

Date: 12/06/2024

Conservative spending plans would result in the most catastrophic cuts to education for generations.

Liberal Democrats general election manifesto

Date: 11/06/2024

Education is in crisis. It is heartening that this manifesto recognises many of the major challenges.

Schools operating on a shoestring

Date: 11/06/2024

Deltapoll/NEU poll finds majority of parents think the level of funding is responsible for problems in schools.

Funding

School Cuts Cymru update

Date: 10/06/2024

69% of schools in Wales have faced real-terms cuts since 2010.

School Cuts website update

Date: 07/06/2024

66% of special schools and 63% of maintained nursery schools (MNS) in England have faced real-terms cuts since 2010.

Funding

IFS research on inequalities in education

Date: 05/06/2024

Education attainment should not be limited or determined by young people’s background.

IFS briefing on school funding

Date: 04/06/2024

There is a broad consensus that, failed by Government, our schools and colleges are at breaking point

Funding

Announcement of General Election

Date: 22/05/2024

Education must be a priority for any political party wanting to form the next Government.

Education committee on teacher shortages

Date: 17/05/2024

This Government created crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers is having a significant detrimental impact on pupils' learning.

Funding

Labour promise on teacher numbers

Date: 16/05/2024

Additional teachers are desperately needed and would contribute to better life chances.

Funding

Crisis in education

Date: 14/05/2024

Unsustainable teacher workload threatens quality of education.