Brown attacked over school surplus grab
News Article 24 October 2007
Conservative leader David Cameron has attacked the prime minister over plans to claim back surpluses from school budgets.
School cash rise 'inefficient'
Press Review 5 September 2007
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that despite an 83 per cent increase in education spending over the last decade, productivity in state schools has improved by an average of only one per cent.
MPs urge schools refit rethink
Press Review 9 August 2007
Ministers have been warned that plans by the government to refurbish every secondary school in England using money secured from the private finance initiative could be better used elsewhere in the education system.
MPs warn over new school buildings
News Article 9 August 2007
The government's programme for building schools will only be successful if teachers and pupils are more involved in the planning process, MPs have said.
Government reclaims school surpluses
Press Review 26 June 2007
Schools minister Jim Knight has said the government will impose a five per cent levy on schools holding cash surpluses, thought to amount to almost £1.6bn.
Deprived schools get £160m boost
Press Review 12 June 2007
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