Decision details

In response to the Government confirming the additional funding for schools, Kent County Council is set to receive an approximately £52m for 2020-21. 

The Council will continue to operate a local funding formula for Kent maintained schools (and this formula is also used by the Education and Skills Funding Agency for calculating Kent academy budgets) during this period and legislation dictates that any changes to that formula is subject to an all school consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills is asked to:

a)    Consider and comment, in orderto informthe decision ofthe Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, on the proposals set out within the Kent Schools’ Local Funding Formula 2020-21 consultation.

b)    Note that the Cabinet Member will take the relevant Key Decision in December 2019, following engagement with the Schools’ Funding Forum.