Funding services to schools consultation 2026-27

This consultation sets out proposals to change how five areas of service provision are funded from 1 April 2026. These are:

• Statutory compliance testing and surveys, including tree surveys
• Health and safety advice and training
• Employment tribunal awards
• Staff care (occupational health advice)
• Administration of teachers pensions.

Headteachers, school business managers or bursars, and governing bodies or management committees of local authority maintained schools and PRUs are invited to give their views on the proposals, to help the Council formalise its proposals before these are recommended to the Schools Funding Forum for their consideration.

Ahead of responding, we strongly recommend that you read the consultation document ahead of completing the questionnaire.  The consultation document, response questionnaire and equalities impact assessment can be found at the consultation webpage

The consultation closes on Monday 21 July 2025.