The impact on local authorities will be stark as their funding flexibility ebbs away, precipitated by
the introduction of a national funding formula, designed to smooth out regional funding variations, in 2017.
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The introduction of a national funding formula from 2017 to 2018 will see the biggest step towards fairer funding in over a decade - ensuring that pupils get funding that genuinely matches their need.
Luke Sibieta, the other author of the report, said: «
The introduction of a national funding formula for schools in England looks set to be one of the most radical shake - ups of school funding in at least the past 30 years.
The NEU also state that
the introduction of the National Funding Formula can't solve this problem unless the funding cuts are reversed and significant extra resources included for underfunded schools.
Mr Barton said: «We welcome the additional funding for schools pledged by the government today and its continued commitment to
the introduction of a national funding formula.
While the Government is already reforming the way in which money is distributed to schools through
the introduction of a national funding formula for schools, the spending review process will determine the overall level of public funding for schools and colleges.
Another thorny question, which for many years has been kicked into the long grass, has been around
the introduction of a national funding formula.
But
the introduction of a national funding formula, due to begin from next year, has been postponed until 2018 - 19.
The introduction of the National Funding Formula can't solve this problem unless the funding cuts are reversed and significant extra resources included for underfunded schools.
Over the last six months, school funding has been an almost constant feature in policy debate, from the proposed
introduction of a National Funding Formula to the longer running cuts and freezes schools are facing to their budgets.
Not exact matches
The government consultation on the
introduction of a new
national funding formula is set to close on 22 March.
provide 39 %
of the
funding needed to ensure that no school loses funding in cash terms as a result of the introduction of the Government's proposed new National Funding Form
funding needed to ensure that no school loses
funding in cash terms as a result of the introduction of the Government's proposed new National Funding Form
funding in cash terms as a result
of the
introduction of the Government's proposed new
National Funding Form
Funding Formula; or
•
introduction of a school - level
national funding formula where the
funding each pupil attracts to their school is determined nationally