Children's services funding

London boroughs deliver a range of services to children and young people. The local government finance team undertakes analysis of local authority Children’s Services revenue and capital funding.

Academy funding transfer 2011/12 & 2012/13

We have responded to this second consultation in which we believe strongly that the methodology to calculate the transfer continues to be fundamentally flawed in certain key respects.

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School funding reform

The Government is currently considering reforms to the school funding system as part of a two stage consultation process.  These are London Councils' responses to both stages of consultation. The second stage closed on 11 October 2011.

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Expected shortage in school places across London becomes critical

London boroughs expect that around 70,000 permanent school places will be needed over the next four years to ensure that every pupil has a permanent school place.  Funding provided by Government so far has been insufficient to meet demand.  Recognising the budgetary constraints at the Department for Education, London Councils has developed a cost neutral solution to London's problem.

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London Councils' briefing on the DfE's education settlement 2011-12

This is London Councils' on the day briefing on DfE's 2011/12 education settlement.

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Children's services finance - Response to the Pupil Premium Consultation

This is London Councils' response to the Government's 2010 consultation on school funding, including the pupil premium.  The deadline for responses was 18 October 2010.

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Government’s pupil premium could fail to support children in deprived areas

London Councils wrote to the Government in October 2010 setting out concerns that its new pupil premium could disadvantage the very pupils it intended to help.