Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to all local authorities this week with further details on departmental savings. This included plans to reduce the 14 to 19 local delivery support grant by £13.2m. The grant exists to support local authorities in delivering the 14 to 19 reforms.
Gove revealed that the £25,000 specialist schools capital grant — to help schools improve facilities to specialise in a specific curriculum area — has been scrapped. Grants from the Teaching and Development Agency for workforce modernisation and training for support staff will also be "significantly reduced".
Other reductions include cutting extended services capital funding by £25m, leaving £21m. In addition, the letter confirmed the scrapping of free school meal pilots due to start in September, 0-7 Partnership and Buddying pilots, and £5m of cuts to the play strategy.
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