Commenting as the IFS today (Fri 8th) release a report showing that the gap in spending per student between state and private school has more than doubled over the last decade, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

“The fact is that per-pupil spending in real terms is lower now than it was a decade ago for state funded education. The Government’s failure to invest in schools over the past decade has forced them to cut back on staff, support for pupils, and activities that enrich the school day. A far more ambitious programme of investment is required from the Government if schools are going to be able to deliver the education that the current generation of pupils need and deserve.”