biotechpete Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I got this from the public policy of my old school: The relevant statutory provisions are contained in Chapter III of Pt VI of the Education Act 1996. This requires the Governing Body to determine and keep under review a Charging & Remissions Policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 They may be running the school prudently and are now squeezed by cuts, or they may be running the school lavishly kitting it out with Macbooks and loads of subsidised holidays. There isn't enough in the article to draw a sensible conclusion either way, but I'm sure that won't stop the usual suspects. Quite so. The schools funding formula is a mess. You may as well allocate funding at random. Some schools can afford a big stack of iPads and such, others are struggling. Let's not forget though that even accounting for inflation, schools funding is still very high in historical terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 How does a flat budget take into account of rising costs? So maybe last year they were within their budget, but this year they've got a choice to either lower their service or ask of a contribution. I'm guess that the grammar school thinks that the parents of their children would rather maintain standards, and pay a contribution than stay within their budget and lower standards. The school is more than likely wasting money in some areas, so better financial management would mean the school would stay in budget without lowering standards . There was a report earlier in the year that some schools were wasting money on consultants to try to get better Ofsted results . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The school is more than likely wasting money in some areas, so better financial management would mean the school would stay in budget without lowering standards . There was a report earlier in the year that some schools were wasting money on consultants to try to get better Ofsted results . Maybe if poor Ousted results didn't mean the senior leadership team's jobs didn't come under threat, then maybe it wouldn't be such an issue for the school? Just for the sake of argument though, what if the school has done as you've asked and become as efficient as possible, how is meant to deal with rising costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe if poor Ousted results didn't mean the senior leadership team's jobs didn't come under threat, then maybe it wouldn't be such an issue for the school? Just for the sake of argument though, what if the school has done as you've asked and become as efficient as possible, how is meant to deal with rising costs? That's a tough one. Public sector organisations make false pleas of poverty so often that I doubt they'd be believed. Except by those who automatically believe such things. Senior leaders should have some skin in the success of their schools and I can see no alternative plan on the table as to how schools should be monitored. Inspections and league tables create some perverse incentives, but more good ones. It's better than just leaving bad schools failing students year after year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 That's a tough one. Public sector organisations make false pleas of poverty so often that I doubt they'd be believed. Except by those who automatically believe such things. Senior leaders should have some skin in the success of their schools and I can see no alternative plan on the table as to how schools should be monitored. Inspections and league tables create some perverse incentives, but more good ones. It's better than just leaving bad schools failing students year after year. I'm not arguing for or against Ousted. I'm just saying that if people's jobs depend on good Ofsted results, then follows that the school would use it's resources to attain those results. We've had a good period of either spending cuts within the public sector or frozen budgets for a good while. Public sector is getting more efficient. There has to be a tipping point when it has to effect the core services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'm not arguing for or against Ousted. I'm just saying that if people's jobs depend on good Ofsted results, then follows that the school would use it's resources to attain those results. We've had a good period of either spending cuts within the public sector or frozen budgets for a good while. Public sector is getting more efficient. There has to be a tipping point when it has to effect the core services. I think we're a long way from that. Correcting for inflation, school spending is now at 2003 levels As a percentage of GDP, school spending is at 2000 levels. http://www.ifs.org.uk/bns/bn121.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I think we're a long way from that. Correcting for inflation, school spending is now at 2003 levels As a percentage of GDP, school spending is at 2000 levels. http://www.ifs.org.uk/bns/bn121.pdf That's fine if we want to go back to the levels of service from 2000/03. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The school should work within their budget . It's a disgrace they are sending out letters to parents asking for money . Agreed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 That's fine if we want to go back to the levels of service from 2000/03. Or possibly the levels of efficiency from that period? Anybody noticed a big improvement in the standard of education since 2000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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