The Government is currently consulting on the introduction of a new national funding formula for schools. The consultation closes next Wednesday (22 March).
To inform the consultation, the Education Policy institute (EPI) has published a new analysis considering the impact of the NFF, who the ‘winners and losers’ will be and what it will mean in context of wider financial pressures on the school system.
It follows widespread opposition to the NFF from Conservative backbenchers. Earlier this week the former education secretary Nicky Morgan urged the Government not to abandon the draft formula, which she implied still needs tweaking.
The EPI says that the Government is right to proceed with its plan to introduce a new funding formula as there are clear disparities within the existing school funding system in England. However, it claims that under the NFF lower funded local authorities are unlikely to see the increases they hope for.
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