A revised funding formula for schools is being developed which will include additional premiums for looked-after pupils and also students from overseas.
There are concerns at the massive gap in achievement between rich and poor. Now the Department of Education is changing the way schools are funded to better target educational disadvantage.
An additional £30 million will be targeted directly at schools teaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds over the next two years.
There will also be an extension to the free school meals eligibility criteria that will see, by September 2014, an additional 15,000 children entitled to meals and support with uniform costs. It is hoped the extra money will help break the link between social disadvantage and low educational outcomes.
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