Freddie Whittaker
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School Week’s deputy and political editor. Organiser of Hack Drinks. Education, politics, sad indie, the final frontier
Reeves announces she is scrapping the two-child limit under universal credit from April 2026. OBR document estimates this will cost £3bn in 2029-30 and says govt estimates it will reduce poverty by 450,000
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reeves announces she is scrapping the two-child limit under universal credit from April 2026. OBR document estimates this will cost £3bn in 2029-30 and says govt estimates it will reduce poverty by 450,000
Reposted by Freddie Whittaker
Basically it looks like the Government is going to take on the whole cost of the SEND system to spare any additional pain for local authorities, but that doesn't mean local authorities are out of the woods yet....
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November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
She will also provide £18m to improve and upgrade playgrounds, she says
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
She will also provide £18m to improve and upgrade playgrounds, she says
Reeves speaking about education now. Refers to capital funding in earlier spending review
She says she will provide £5m for libraries in secondary schools building on £10m commitment for primary libraries
She says she will provide £5m for libraries in secondary schools building on £10m commitment for primary libraries
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reeves speaking about education now. Refers to capital funding in earlier spending review
She says she will provide £5m for libraries in secondary schools building on £10m commitment for primary libraries
She says she will provide £5m for libraries in secondary schools building on £10m commitment for primary libraries
But government documents aren't out yet - we'll report the full story once we have them
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
But government documents aren't out yet - we'll report the full story once we have them
Yikes - doc suggests resulting 1.7% decrease in mainstream school spending
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Yikes - doc suggests resulting 1.7% decrease in mainstream school spending
Reposted by Freddie Whittaker
Document now deleted by the OBR intern, have reuploaded the PDF here: smallpdf.com/share-docume...
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Document now deleted by the OBR intern, have reuploaded the PDF here: smallpdf.com/share-docume...
If I got here yesterday can I still claim delay repay
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If I got here yesterday can I still claim delay repay
Down with this sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Down with this sort of thing
What in the Star Trek Discovery
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What in the Star Trek Discovery
Same pal. Same
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Same pal. Same
Glad to hear it!
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Glad to hear it!
Go to Nadu on Stokes Croft!
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Go to Nadu on Stokes Croft!
It's difficult. Multi-year settlements are really needed to help schools with budgeting. But with inflation all over the place that's much harder
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's difficult. Multi-year settlements are really needed to help schools with budgeting. But with inflation all over the place that's much harder
She makes the point that we ban other things that are harmful for children, like alcohol. Why don’t we do it for social media?
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
She makes the point that we ban other things that are harmful for children, like alcohol. Why don’t we do it for social media?