MPs urge Chancellor to invest in special educational needs after latest figures show extra £4.6bn is needed to meet demand
A cross-party group of MPs have called on the Chancellor to invest heavily in special educational needs after the latest figures showed an additional £4.6bn was required each year to meet the current demand for support. Members of Parliament have backed a campaign by local authority education funding group f40, stating the Government’s Change Programme […]
SEND isn’t on the precipice – it’s tipped over the edge
Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale. There is no doubt that the SEND system that supports our most vulnerable children is broken and needs fixing… fast. Without swift and definitive action, we are going to hit the bottom. At a time when […]
MP Emma Hardy joins education fair funding group f40 as Labour Vice Chair
Education fair funding campaign group f40 has welcomed the appointment of former teacher and school campaigner Emma Hardy MP as its new Labour Vice Chair. With vast experience in the education sector, Ms Hardy is eager to throw her support behind the f40 campaign for increased and fairer school funding, including around Special Educational Needs. […]
Parents and educators join forces over need for increased school funding
Parents and educators have joined together to continue the campaign for more education funding, claiming greater investment is needed to meet the growing demands and costs on schools. Concerned parents have thrown their weight behind the coalition of education organisations that are working together to improve school funding, including Save our Schools, WorthLess? campaign, SSAT […]
Postponement of f40 education fair funding conference and executive committee meeting
It is with disappointment that the f40 group has decided to postpone our fair funding education conference and executive committee meeting, which were set to take place at the LGA in Westminster on Tuesday, March 10. If you were registered to attend the conference, you should already have received an email informing of the postponement. […]
Labour MP Matt Western joins education fair funding group as Vice Chair
Education fair funding campaign group f40 has welcomed the appointment of Matt Western MP as its new Labour Vice Chair. Matt, a passionate believer that all children should receive a quality education regardless of where they live, has been the MP for Warwick & Leamington since 2017. He will play a leading role on f40’s behalf […]
Coalition unveils long-term funding plan to reverse education cuts
A coalition fighting for improved funding for education today sets out a long-term plan to reverse the cuts which have caused so much damage to schools and colleges. It shows that a total of £12.6bn extra would be needed by 2022/23. The analysis is backed by three leading education unions, the National Education Union (NEU), […]
MPs urge Chancellor to increase education funding and make it fairer
More than 80 cross-party MPs have written to Chancellor Philip Hammond urging him to increase school and special needs funding before permanent damage is done to the education of children across England. MPs Gary Streeter (Cons), Laura Smith (Lab) and Layla Moran (Lib Dem), who are all vice chairs of the f40 education fair funding […]
Liberal Democrat MP welcomed as new Vice Chair of f40 fair funding campaign
Fair funding for schools campaign group f40 today announced the appointment of Layla Moran MP as its new Liberal Democrat Vice Chair. Layla, a committed campaigner for fairer funding for schools, who represents the constituency of Oxford West & Abingdon, will play a leading role on f40’s behalf in Parliament and coordinate activities among Liberal […]
New Vice Chair welcomed by f40 fair funding campaign
Fair funding for schools campaign group, f40, today announced the appointment of Laura Smith MP as its new Labour Vice Chair. Laura, a former teacher who represents the Crewe & Nantwich constituency in Cheshire, will play a leading role on f40’s behalf in Parliament and coordinate activities among Labour MPs representing f40 and other poorly […]
