NAHT comments on IFS report into school costs and inflationary pressures

Commenting on a new IFS report examining the impact of inflation on school costs, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

“This is a crucial report that shines a spotlight on the specific financial challenges school are currently facing. It identifies something that some in government have not properly understood up to this point – that schools’ costs are actually running ahead of general inflation. This is why the government’s talk of ‘record funding levels’ feels so far from the reality of what school leaders are experiencing when it comes to their budgets. The truth is that in real terms government has failed to invest adequately in pupils’ education for over a decade. The prime minister has said that education will be his priority for all future spending rounds – he must now deliver on that promise.”