3 November 2017 weekly update

Dear Colleagues

School Funding Consultation

On Monday we launched our School Funding consultation which proposes a number of changes to our Local Funding Formula which is used to calculate your annual School budget. This consultation is necessary as the Government is introducing a National Funding Formula alongside an additional investment of £1.3billion over the next two financial years. These are an important set of proposals which will affect the amount of funding your school receives in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The consultation runs for just over 4 weeks and closes on Sunday, 26 November 2017.

I am encouraging all maintained schools, academies and free schools in the area covered by Kent County Council to respond to this consultation.

The consultation documentation consists of:

• a word document which provides the background and overview of the consultation as well as explaining each proposal in more detail;
• an excel school specific illustration model that allows you to select specific criteria to see the impact of the key proposals on your school budget;
• an online consultation response form.

Access all of the above documentation online

You will need to register your details before gaining access to the documentation.

I recommend that you read the word document first before looking at the school specific illustration model.

I will be discussing this consultation in further detail at this term’s Headteacher meetings.

If you have any questions about the consultation, please email your query to schoolfunding@kent.gov.uk.

Patrick Leeson
Corporate Director
Children, Young People and Education