Proposals contained in the Department for Education's schools funding consultation suggest introducing a basic level of funding for every pupil deemed to have "high needs". This annual base funding will be set at £10,000 - comprised of the £4,000 funding that all pupils require and a further £6,000 to account for any additional needs.
Any pupil whose needs cost less than £10,000 in total would not be deemed "high need", so would have to be supported through mainstream funding for schools.
Yolande Burgess, director of strategy at London Councils, told CYP Now that the proposals fail to account for local requirements, such as high staff costs in the capital.
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