Consultation presents real opportunity for fair funding for schools
School funding campaign group f40 today welcomed the launch of the long-awaited consultation on school funding and promised to continue the campaign for the best deal possible for schools in poorly funded areas. “After 20 years of making the case for change we have finally reached the point where something concrete is to be done […]
Major step towards Fair School Funding as Government unveils proposals
F40 Group Vice Chairman Graham Stuart MP has welcomed the Government’s consultation on fair school funding, which launched today. The consultation plans to begin introducing a national funding formula from 2017/18 onwards. It will ensure every school and local area, no matter where they are in the country, is funded fairly – according to pupil […]
Graham Stuart demands justice for underfunded children as Minister confirms major school funding reform is imminent
Graham Stuart has today led a Parliamentary debate calling for fairer funding for schools across England, in which over 30 MPs from both main parties took the opportunity to voice their support for funding reform. The Minister, Sam Gyimah, made a significant announcement when he told the House that the Government will bring forward proposals for consultation […]
111 MPs petition Prime Minister demanding fairer school funding
One hundred and eleven Members of Parliament have signed a letter to the Prime Minister demanding that he sticks to his pledge to introduce a new national funding formula in the near future. The letter, which was masterminded by f40 Vice Chair, Graham Stuart MP, was handed over today in the House of Commons. It […]
PM confirms extra education funding for worst funded authorities will be baselined in future years
F40, the group that campaigns for fairer funding for education, today welcomed a statement made by the Prime Minister at Parliamentary Questions confirming that the extra £390m extra cash given to some of the worst funded local authorities to boost school budgets in 2015-16 will be baselined in budgets for future years. The additional funding […]
f40 meets with Education Minister to champion fairer funding for education
F40, the group that campaigns for fairer funding for education, today met Education & Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah to discuss how the government’s manifesto promises to deliver fairer funding for England’s schools will be delivered. F40 represents a group of the lowest funded education authorities in England. The existing school funding model has no rationale […]
