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What do you expect to be the biggest challenge for your school to manage over the next academic year (2017/18)? Top five most-cited challenges by school status and location: 43% 52% Budget pressures/lack of funding 17% Providing for pupils with SEND 6% Other Part of a MAT 6% 4% Providing for pupils with SEND Maintained STATE OF EDUCATION 2017 | WWW.STATEOFED.THEKEYSUPPORT.COM 6% Providing for pupils with SEND 4% Single academy Teacher and school leader workload 5% Teacher and school leader workload Other 10% Teacher recruitment and retention 6% 5% Teacher recruitment and retention 7% Quality of teaching and leadership Quality of teaching and leadership 11% Teacher and school leader workload 8% Teacher recruitment and retention Budget pressures/lack of funding 12% Teacher recruitment and retention 7% Teacher and school leader workload 49% Budget pressures/lack of funding 14% Teacher and school leader workload 7% 55% Budget pressures/lack of funding 12% Teacher recruitment and retention 5% 53% Budget pressures/lack of funding 4% Other Rural Quality of teaching and leadership Work-life balance Urban PAGE 6