Tes - The Education Podcast

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.In today's episode Charlotte Santry and Callume Mason explore what the 2023 Budget means for schools.The chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out an “ambition” that the parents of all primary-age children will be provided with “wraparound” childcare in school by September 2026.The Treasury told Tes that funding to local authorities and schools would taper off by 2026 when it expects most schools will be able to deliver the provision self-sufficiently, funded by charging parents.Also mentioned on todays podcast:NEU attacks ‘new and unusual’ DfE stance on pay talksThe NEU teaching union went ahead with a two day teacher strike this week and said that 300,000 members were taking part. It also strongly criticised the DfE for meeting with the other main education unions this week but refusing to meet the NEU unless it called off the strike.https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-strikes-pay-neu-distraction-politicshttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-strik