In Devon - because of Government funding - every pupil is worth £294 less than the national average. Devon County Council’s cabinet on Wednesday agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Education calling for him to meet with headteachersCllr Rob Hannaford, leader of the Labour group, said that this was a timely and pressing concern given schools are asking parents for contributions to basic equipment and while 43 jobs are being cut at South Dartmoor College due to budget cuts.Cllr Julian Brazil called for the matter to be discussed at the meeting following concerns raised by Kingsbridge Community College. I have several ideas that the new MCS emergency managers could implement to fix the budget without having to cut schools. 20 examples: These deviations point to weak planning and financing problems (especially due…
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The general education funding totals reflect the funding distributed through states’ major education funding formulas. A letter was sent to parents outlining reducing school budgets, rising class sizes and restricted curricular and the need to support children’s emotional health and wellbeing, without adequate resources.Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayDevon County Council’s cabinet on Wednesday agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Education calling for him to meet with headteachers to see the impact it was having on schools, with Cllr Alan Connett saying the lack of funding and resulting cuts ‘were moving schools back into a Victorian era’.It was also reported that 74 people at the South Dartmoor Academy Trust are set to lose their jobs as they are required to balance their books and have exhausted other means of cutting costs such as not replacing staff who leave and reviewing all non-staff costs, a statement said.He said: “Schools in Devon get £294 per pupil less than the national average funding.
The health of the nation’s economy and our quality of life will depend crucially on the creativity and intellectual capacity of our people. We thought our position was an improvement but then we found out that we are £294 per pupil down on the national average.”Cllr James McInnes said that he was happy to write to the Secretary of State for Education requesting that he meet with Headteachers not only in Devon, but across the whole country, concerning the current school funding crisis and the impact it was having on schools, children and families.Recent stories in the media involved Exmouth Community College asking for a contribution of £15 for their first child, and £5 per sibling after principal Andrew Davis said in a letter to parents the financial situation is "really tough" and the contributions will help him "reinstate some of the budget lines" he has had to cut."The Education Secretary has made clear that as we approach the next spending review, he will back head teachers to have the resources they need to deliver a world class education.""While there is more money going into our schools than ever before, we know schools face budgeting challenges, which is why we have introduced a wide range of support to help schools reduce costs and get the best value from their resources - from a free-to-use vacancy service to cut the costs of recruiting teachers, to advisors who are providing expert help and support to individual schools that need it.If Devon schools were funded at the national average it would mean an extra £27 million coming into their budgets every year.“The government needs to get a firm grip on what it wants for education and to put fair funding into Devon so they get the very best and not be short changed. Our country’s future depends heavily on the quality of its schools.
Steep state-level K-12 spending cuts have serious consequences:When possible, the enrollment figures used to calculate general formula funding were collected directly from state agencies. We as councillors have to be at the vanguard.