Fair funding to achieve excellence and equity in education: consultation
This consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s future approach to school funding.
The consultation invites views on the way education is currently funded in Scotland, the purpose of developing a new, more consistent approach to school fundi
Summary Of Questions And Respondent Information Form
Question 1
(a)What are the
advantages of the current system of funding
schools?
(b)What are the
disadvantages of the current system of funding
schools?
Question 2
(a)What are the benefits to headteachers of the current
Devolved School Management schemes?
(b)What are the barriers that headteachers currently face in
exercising their responsibilities under Devolved School Management?
How could these barriers be removed?
Question 3
How can funding for schools be best targeted to support
excellence and equity for all?
Question 4
(a)What elements of school spending should headteachers be
responsible for managing and why?
(b)What elements of school spending should headteachers
not be responsible for managing and why?
(c)What elements of school spending are not suitable for
inclusion in a standardised, Scotland-wide approach and why?
Question 5
(a)What would be the
advantages of an approach where the current system
of funding schools is largely retained, but with a greater
proportion of funding allocated directly to:
1. Schools;
2. Clusters; or
3. Regional Improvement Collaboratives?
(b)What would be the
disadvantages of an approach where the current
system of funding schools is largely retained, but with a greater
proportion of funding allocated directly to:
1. Schools;
2. Clusters; or
3. Regional Improvement Collaboratives?
Question 6
The Scottish Government's education governance reforms will
empower headteachers to make more decisions about resources at
their school. What support will headteachers require to enable them
to fulfil these responsibilities effectively?
Question 7
What factors should be taken into account in devising
accountability and reporting measures to support greater
responsibility for funding decisions at school level?
Question 8
Do you have any other comments about fair funding for
schools?
Contact
Email: Deborah Davies
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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