«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.
Not exact matches
«A real danger
of the Government's
National Funding Formula proposals is that they will reduce or remove vital support for pupils
from poorer backgrounds and those
from families which are just about managing.
«The
national funding formula and high needs
funding formula being phased in
from 2018 do recognise the need for money to be allocated to pupils with EAL and SEND, however we must make sure that the curriculum recognises and allows for the needs
of all pupils, and that schools are given the support needed to ensure those with additional or more complex needs can thrive.»
Against the backdrop
of enthusiasm regarding new reforms underway in California,
from the Common Core to the Local Control
Funding Formula, the just - released scores on the
National Assessment
of Educational Progress, or NAEP, brought a brush with reality.
But the introduction
of a
national funding formula, due to begin
from next year, has been postponed until 2018 - 19.
«We are worried that the Government's proposed
national funding formula (NFF) will take
funding away
from schools and local authorities with the highest percentages
of disadvantaged children and will risk their life chances.
Using the evidence
from the most cost - effective secondary schools, with an average teacher salary
of # 49,000 (2018) and 55 %
of the school's income spent on teachers, we used our school
funding model to look at the implications
of the proposed
national funding formula.
Schools face making more redundancies and multi-academy trusts will be hampered
from taking over struggling schools, education leaders have told Schools Week, as the implications
of the government's decision to delay the
national funding formula surface.
As we wait for news
of whether the new Secretary
of State will press the button on the second consultation on the
National Funding Formula (not that she has much time to do it, certainly not if there's any wish to get responses
from schools), we've published our eBook and online course, Secure a Sustainable Budget.
Commenting on the letter to the Prime Minister
from the f40 group, Association
of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary, Dr Mary Bousted, said: «The proposed
national funding formula is not the problem causing the crisis in school budgets.
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 b
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 b
Funding Formula to the longer running cuts and freezes schools are facing to their budgets.