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Funding

School funding explained

Quickly get to grips with how school funding works:

• Funding for maintained schools
• Funding for academies
• Funds and freebies: monthly highlights
• National funding formula: history and consultation
• Topic: School finance

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• ‘Devastating’ cuts hit special educational needs new

Inspection

4 resources on Ofsted preparation

Build knowledge and gain confidence about the process:

• Evidence to help governors answer inspectors' questions
• Ofsted inspection: how governance is evaluated
• Preparing for Ofsted: checklist
• Ofsted inspection: questions for governors

In the news 13 Nov 2018

• Need-to-know: New support this year for 'underperforming' schools 9 Nov 2018 13:47
• News briefing: Your weekly round-up for 2-9 November 2018 9 Nov 2018 08:00
• In the news: DfE simplifies data collection to reduce workload 8 Nov 2018 13:51
• News briefing: Your weekly round-up for 26 October-2 November 2018 2 Nov 2018 08:00
• In the news: £400 million 'in-year bonus' for schools promised 29 Oct 2018 18:15