PRIORITY ACTION:
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE NATIONAL FUNDING FORMULA and HIGH NEEDS FUNDING REFORM CONSULTATIONS
You will be now be aware that the long awaited consultation on the proposals to establish a national school funding formula has recently been launched. See links to more information and the consultation pages below:-
Schools National Funding Formula
High Needs Funding Reform
The deadline for responses to these DfE consultations is FRIDAY 17th April 2016.
All schools and academies are urged to respond to the consultations as it is expected that the Department for Education (DfE) will give more weight to your responses than to that of the local authority. It is also important that the voice of schools in less well funded authorities is heard as there will be considerable lobbying from those in better funded authorities to maintain the status quo.
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LA’s DRAFT Consultation Response to the
National Funding Formula and High Needs Funding Reform
The links below give an indication of the local authority draft responses and additional commentary.
LA’s Draft response to the National Funding Formula
LA’s Draft response to the High Needs Funding Reform
The LA’s DRAFT Consultation Responses still need formal sign off but Schools Finance Group representatives are keen for schools to have sight of its thinking in case it’s helpful in formulating your own responses. We urge you to ensure the local voice is heard and the opinions of schools and schools leaders will carry weight, so please do respond to this important consultation.
The local authority recognises of course that your school or academy may wish to express a different view.
Yours sincerely
The DAPH Executive Committee
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