As the new year begins, there is little sign of respite from the huge financial pressures facing schools across England, with the government demanding heads find £3 billion of savings by 2019/20.
Meanwhile, plans for a fairer National Funding Formula (NFF) to be introduced in 2018/19 are progressing, but with no new money promised by ministers, thousands of schools will lose out under current proposals – many in inner city areas.
Last month, the Department for Education (DfE) published a second consultation on the NFF plans and is seeking responses by March 22. The consultation details its intention to split the Dedicated Schools Grant into four blocks – schools, high needs, early years, and central school services (such as admissions and education welfare).
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