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The news yesterday, headlining today in BBC UK TV broadcasts seems unlikely to represent an overall increase in funding for schools in England but, rather, a re-organising of them, as in deck chairs on the Titanic.

Scotland’s media are, of course, not on this story. Here’s why, from the rarely SNP-friendly Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report – How does school spending per pupil differ across the UK?” – published in April 2023.

In Scotland, large increases in school spending since 2014 have more than reversed past cuts. There was a 13% real-terms increase between 2014–15 and 2019–20, reflecting growth in specific grants over time and a large increase in teacher pay of 7% in 2019. There was then further growth in spending per pupil of 6½% between 2019–20 and 2022–23, reflecting expansion in early years funding and further increases in teacher pay. This makes for a total rise of 21% between 2014–15 and 2022–23 and leaves spending per pupil in Scotland at over £8,500 in 2022–23, over 18% or £1,300 higher than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Source: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-does-school-spending-pupil-differ-across-uk

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