Lawrence Barton responds to Government education spending review

Education and training

• The Government is providing a £7.1 billion (£4.6 billion above inflation) increase in funding for schools by 2022-2023, which includes an increase of the minimum per pupil amount to £4,000 for primary schools and £5,000 for secondary schools

• The Government is giving additional £700 million to support the education of children and young people with special educational needs

• The Government is adding a further £400 million into further education funding, with £210 million of it going into targeted interventions such as English and Maths resits and T levels

• The Government is increasing early years spending by £66 million to improve the hourly rate of childcare providers delivering the Early Years Free Entitlement

• The Government is providing £7 million to expand Jobcentre adviser support in schools for young people with special educational needs and extending eligibility for Access to Work to internships for disabled people