08 Mar School Funding – Have Your Say!
The government is consulting on its plans to implement a new National Funding Formula for schools from April 2018. It aims to address gaps in school funding between different geographical areas, and proposes to achieve this by redistributing money between schools from a total pot that is shrinking in real terms. According to the government’s own figures, 49% of schools in England will lose even more funding. The impact of the NFF will be felt most obviously in large cities such as London, with London Councils reporting that 70% of schools across Greater London will face budget cuts in a climate when school finances are already struggling.
While we at Coleridge support fair distribution of funding across the education sector, we do not believe this is best achieved by taking funding away from other schools who are already struggling, which is why we are supporting the Fair Funding For All Schools Campaign, who held a very lively public meeting at school a few weeks ago with speakers including local MP Catherine West and Council Leader Clare Kober.
It is crucial that parents make their voices heard, so we would encourage anyone who not yet done so to sign the petition, share it among your social groups, and complete the government consultation.
Click here to sign the petition
Click here to complete the consultation
We would like to thank the Fair Funding For All Schools campaign who have created a guide with model responses to the consultation, which you can view here.
There are two very clear points to get across:
- All schools should get proper funding to provide a good education for our children
- No school should lose out as a result of the new National Funding Formula
The consultation closes 22nd March 2017.