Responding to the Government's announcement on energy, Leora Cruddas CBE, Chief Executive, said: "We are obviously pleased that the government has announced that public sector organisations, including schools, will receive support in terms of energy costs. This is desperately needed. However, if as suggested in the media, this in place for only 6 months, then that creates its own set of difficulties. Schools and trusts need budget security over the whole financial year, not just for the sixth-month period beginning in October 2022.
"The late announcements on the Teachers’ Pay Award and Support Staff Pay offer has already impacted on fiscal planning for trusts. Further uncertainty over energy costs in this financial year will impact negatively on the ability of trusts to make secure financial decisions and exercise financial governance.”
