Victoria Atkins MP recently asked the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, about the particular needs of rural and coastal schools in the new funding formula.
Victoria said, “I believe it is vital that children in Louth & Horncastle have access to an excellent education and are not disadvantaged because of where they live. The Secretary of State assured me that there will be extra sparsity funding to support our smallest and most remote schools.”
The full text of Victoria’s question can be found below.
Victoria Atkins MP:
“We Conservative Members all welcome the Government’s decision to introduce a fairer funding formula for schools. Will my right hon. Friend assure my constituents that the particular needs of our rural and coastal schools will form part of the new formula so that children in my constituency are not disadvantaged simply because of an accident of geography under the current formula?”
The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education:
“The fair distribution of funding is a priority for this Government. As we have already heard, fair funding will ensure that every school is allocated funding fairly and transparently according to need. I can reassure my hon. Friend that the formula we propose includes a lump sum payment for every school, with extra sparsity funding to support our smallest and most remote schools so that every child can access an excellent education.”