The London Schools' Commissioner, Professor Tim Brighouse, made the proposal in a speech to the North of England Education Conference last week. He also called for schools' funding streams to be streamlined and for more money to be allocated to children entering secondary schools who have lower levels of educational achievement.
Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said all ideas should be seriously considered, but she saw difficulties with the £500 proposition. "How can the state ensure the money would be spent on education and what quality would this provision provide?" she asked.
Martin Ward, deputy general secretary of the Secondary Heads Association, said Professor Brighouse was well respected and that the union would "want to consider his proposal seriously".
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