Is there ring-fenced funding for study support?
No. It is expected that schools will provide a good study support programme and money has been included in their budgets to ensure that it is available. This includes the core budget, the School Standards Grant (SSG), money for personalised learning and other funds made available through the local authority (which could be ring-fenced if the LA chose to do so). Specialist schools and academies are now required, as part of their strategic planning, to show how their activities contribute to the achievement of Every Child Matters and the core offer of extended services. This means that some of the additional funding available to those designated as ‘specialist schools’ can be used to support the delivery of study support – thus leading to increased opportunities for sustainability.
