Today's articles in the Media give some expectation that the long-standing under-funding of Cornwall's schools, when compared with pupil rates enjoyed by many other counties, may be in sight of coming to an end. Whilst the Media is focussing on the removal of local authorities from the decision making process regarding the allocation of funding per school, the move to a new arrangement whereby the Government pays each school directly seems a good step forward.
Of course it will be necessary to ensure that the funding formula is genuinely fair, hence the reason that there will be a period of consultation, and fully addresses the range of issues including rural, inner-city, special educational needs, deprivation and disabled pupils to name a few.
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