Schools frequently say that higher levels of SEND and FSM cause bigger financial pressures - a new analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social provides evidence for that: deficits in financially struggling trusts are almost 75 per cent bigger in those serving those cohorts
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Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils