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A funding crisis & an academy obsession

As another year begins, Pete Henshaw raises concerns about two key issues facing schools – the 16 to 19 funding crisis and a concerning obsession among our ministers with academy schools

Welcome back to school. I trust that your summer has been relaxing and enjoyable and I wish you the best of luck for the academic year ahead.

Debate and discussion about education has not abated during the summer weeks and I would like to focus on two key issues that have come to the fore once again – and which will define our education system in the years to come.

The annual Funding Impact Survey conducted by the Sixth Form Colleges Association shows that 70 per cent of college leaders do not think that the amount of funding they are likely to receive in 2016 will be sufficient to provide a high-quality education.

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