DfE fucks up school budgets for next year

[SunsetGirl]

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/oct/06/englands-schools-to-be-given-less-money-after-dfe-admits-bungling-figures

£55 (or more) per pupil at our secondary means £31,000 less. One fewer teacher then...

FFS!

Wow.

Please can we have a general election soon? We need some proper investment, in schools AND the civil service.

Omfg. So not just the home office that isn’t fit for purpose. Absolutely shit prospects for this year and proper staffing - it’ll hit everyone, but particularly Send support provision.

I’m just waiting for someone in the government to suggest schools ask each parent for a “voluntary” donation of £50 per child.

It's always the SEN kids who lose out the most, but how does this shitty government get away with this stuff in the first place?

I heard it on Radio 4 this morning as well, so at least the word is getting out to the masses.

Put out at 5pm on a Friday…

Had to wait until the end of conference