Schools Funding gap widening as poorest schools are being left behind
ASCL deputy general secretary Malcolm Trobe said: “School funding is a postcode lottery. In many areas, schools receive inadequate funding because of a historic grant system that does not work.
“Instead of reforming the system, successive governments have tinkered with it and failed to fully resolve the problem.
“It means that many schools must struggle with resources which are simply not sufficient for the job they are expected to do.”
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