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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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

F40 – the group that has fought for fair funding for schools in England for over two decades – has published a Briefing Paper outlining its current position in relation to the national funding formula for schools and will present it to Members of Parliament on Monday 15 October.... Continue Reading

Fair funding for schools campaign group, f40, today announced the appointment of Gary Streeter MP as its new Conservative Vice Chair. Gary, who represents the South West Devon constituency, will lead on the campaign group’s Parliamentary activity. F40 chair, Councillor Ivan Ould,... Continue Reading

F40 – the group that has fought for fair funding for schools in England for over two decades – has published a Briefing Paper outlining its current position in relation to the national funding formula for schools. Following the introduction of the government’s new national... Continue Reading

F40 – the group that has fought for fair funding for schools in England for over two decades – is teaming up with the Association of School and College Leaders to continue the fight for fairer funding for schools. Following the introduction of the government’s new national... Continue Reading

A survey organised by the f40 Group has concluded that the government’s plans for a new national funding formula (NFF) for English schools are welcomed as a step in the right direction but more work needs to be done to make funding fairer still. Forty-one of the group’s 42 member... Continue Reading