Schools and other bodies with “innovative and imaginative” approaches to expanding state boarding provision are being encouraged to contact the Department for Education (DfE).
Schools minister Lord Nash has said that while funding is tight, the DfE wants to expand and create state boarding provision. Local authorities are also being encouraged to work much more closely with the boarding sector to find places for disadvantaged children.
Speaking at a symposium hosted by the State Boarding Schools’ Association (SBSA) last week, Lord Nash said that state boarding schools are a “key part of the school system” and have a role in supporting disadvantaged children.
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