Who pays? Currently, school pays for Twinkl, Discovery Education and a reading program, though we’re just trialling a new one. Our local authority also has an excellent bank of free plans and resources that we use in the way you describe, without it being so prescriptive that there is no freedom for teachers to create their own resources.
Online resources are good, they could be better. Who wouldn’t agree, but who decides what is better? Even at cluster meetings when discussion turns to resources, different teachers rate or slate what’s available.
I’m not disagreeing with the idea of a bank of resources. Many teachers, including me already use them. Many, including me also create them and share them. Researching resources and adapting them is sometimes yet another job.
A government set curriculum? We already have that. Resources designed by whichever team they have chosen, which would probably change every time we got a new government? As long as their use is not obligatory, no problem.
Paying to hire resources? We already pay to borrow books and other resources from the library service, just for when we need them. Paying to hire other resources? What did you have in mind?
Yes, I’ve spent my own money on story books and resources like those from Belair or resources for running extra-curricular clubs before now and it is unfair.