School funding

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 5 Jul 2021 Closed: 14 Dec 2021 Parliament page
A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that a new national schools funding formula has led to to a shift in funding from more deprived schools to better off schools. Government funding per pupil has remained virtually unchanged since 2014. The Department for Education (DfE) implemented a … Read more
11 Recommendations
27 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
14 Dec
2021
Report published
29 Nov
2021
Correspondence
22 Oct
2021
Report published
10 Sep
2021
Correspondence
15 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Jul 2021
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School funding
Julia Kinniburgh · Department for Education Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education Tony Foot · Department for Education Warwick Sharp · Education and Skills Funding Agency
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-First Report - School Funding HC 183 22 Oct 2021 38 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Twenty-First Report - School Fundi…
The Department cannot say when it will implement its commitment to a starting salary of...
The Department cannot say when it will implement its commitment to a starting salary of £30,000 for new teachers. In September 2019, the Government set out its intention that salaries for new teachers would rise to £30,000 by September 2022, … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to the recommendation and will submit written evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) in early 2022, outlining its intended approach to delivering the £30,000 starting salary for teachers, although exact delivery remains subject to STRB recommendations.
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 11 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 9
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 5
Total 11 recs + 27 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
29 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re 21st PAC Report of Session 2021 – School Funding, dated 19 November 2021
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10 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re School Funding in England, dated 12 August 2021
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