Most council-maintained schools shouldn’t pay apprenticeship levy, ministers claim

January 5, 2017 at 08:20AM Ministers have slapped down the Local Government Association (LGA) over calls for small schools to be “exempt” from the apprenticeship levy, claiming most should not have to pay it. The LGA, which represents local authorities across England, says small council-maintained schools should be given the “same treatment” as small academies

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Schools to be pushed to breaking point by levy, say education groups

January 5, 2017 at 08:09AM Small schools whose budgets are already under severe pressure could be pushed beyond breaking point by the introduction of the new apprenticeship levy, school and local government leaders are warning. The levy, to be introduced in April, requires all businesses – including schools – with a wage bill over £3m

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School places left out of plans for garden villages

January 5, 2017 at 12:18AM Tens of thousands of homes are to be built in new self-sufficient “garden villages” and towns across England, but the announcement has prompted questions about school places. The government has given its backing to 17 projects for almost 100,000 new homes and associated infrastructure in areas of need throughout the

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