Over eighty cross-party MPs have written to Philip Hammond saying that he must increase school and special educational needs funding for prevent inequalities throughout the country in education; these MPs believe that if funding is not increased soon, permanent damage could be caused. The funding crisis has become so evident in some parts of the country that schools are deciding to close on Friday afternoons for their planning and preparation time (PPA) as schools cannot afford to cover their lessons throughout the week.
National funding formula
Our national funding formula is supposed to allocate a ‘more equal’ distribution of funds throughout all schools, local authorities are still able to choose how and where they assign funds to; is this fair for our schools? By giving some schools more funding and some schools less, it is obvious that the schools with less funding will receive less resources, potentially weakened teaching ability; therefore, stopping pupils getting the education they deserve.
Schools should not have to reduce hours or ‘sack’ support staff, or even crowd fund for basic resources. We are failing our children.
