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Budget 2024: £2.3bn more for schools and £1bn for SEND

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The core schools budget will increase by £2.3 billion next year to “support” the government’s pledge to hire thousands more teachers.

The chancellor Rachel Reeves also announced during her budget speech today that she was providing a £1 billion uplift in funding to support work to reform the system for pupils with special educational needs.

But it is not yet clear whether schools will also receive additional financial help to cover increasing employers’ national insurance contributions, which are increasing by 1.2 percentage points.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated.

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