IFS forecasts drop in spending of 7% per pupil in England by 2020 and highlights wide variations in local authority fundingSecondary schools in England face the steepest cuts to funding since the 1970s,according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that reveals differences in spending of nearly £20000 per pupil during their time in the classroom.
The thinktank’s figures – which forecast a funding cut of 7% per pupil by 2020 – set off calls by teaching unions for the funding freeze to be relaxed, while opposition parties said the government should avoid diverting funds into converting all schools into academies as required by the latest education white paper.
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Source: theguardian.com