CYP Now - Are schools funding plans fair?

Government proposals to revise the formula used to decide school funding is meant to move money to more deprived areas, but critics say changes place too much emphasis on pupils with additional needs.

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Ivan Ould, chair, f40 group of councils and lead member for children's and adults services, Leicestershire Council

Although f40 has welcomed stage 2 of the fair funding for schools consultation, we believe that the government's proposals fall short of what was expected, will not deliver fairness and must be substantially revised.

There are several key elements of the proposals that f40 is unhappy about, but of most concern is the proportion of weighting given to additional educational needs (AEN) rather than basic entitlement.

In our view, it is vital the basic level of funding allocated to all schools is adequate for the school to staff and operate sufficiently.

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