pupil
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With the number of children coming into the school falling, he is also expecting his budget to drop as funding is per pupil.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Kebede said instead of cutting its teacher recruitment, the government should use the "historic opportunity" of falling pupil numbers to make class sizes smaller.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Sibieta says falling overall pupil numbers could mean less pressure on the national education budget if there are fewer pupils to pay for, and this may open an opportunity to spend more on SEND.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"If schools are losing money from falling pupil numbers, they might have less money to spend on other services they provide, such as teaching assistants that can help children with special educational needs."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But there is even more to this story, since Galileo had received a letter from a former pupil, Benedetto Castelli, pointing out that if the Copernican model were correct Venus must show phases!
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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