Schools across England will need to find savings of £3 billion by 2019/2020 to counteract cumulative cost pressures, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

Teachers’ salaries are being ‘outstripped by inflation and pay rises in the private sector’, which is contributing to recruitment issues is the sector, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has warned.

Devon is reportedly facing a funding shortfall of £4.5 million in the ‘high needs’ education budget, which supports children with special needs, according to a report from the BBC.

Councils in England have paid out over £10 million in compensation claims related to asbestos in schools, figures show.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond has officially announced additional investment support the expansion of grammar schools.

Head teachers in Oxford have warned that schools in the area could be forced to cut staff and drop subjects due to a lack of funding.

A financial notice to improve has been issued to the Giles Academy Trust after it purchased an area of land without seeking advance approval from the government.