Is the financial crisis in schools getting better or worse? It depends on whether you ask politicians or teachers, claims Dr Alan Marr
Last month's announcement of a 4 per cent 'minimum' increase in funding for pupils next year by the education secretary, Charles Clarke, ought to be applauded. But this statement is only the latest development in the aftermath of the huge row over school budgets that has rumbled on since the DfES was engulfed in controversy at the start of the financial year.
The problem is that this announcement once again lacks transparency, and as such only adds to existing anxieties about school solvency. It provides little evidence that there will be any greater flexibility in resourcing that will enable schools - particularly primary schools - to retain staff and introduce the workload agreement in the manner envisaged in the coming year.
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