House of Commons - Education and Skills - First Report

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Session 2003-04
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Education and Skills - First Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 December 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Report
Summary
Introduction
Schools' funding
The change in the funding formula
Formula Spending Share
Standards Fund
How problems emerged
Passporting
Government proposals for future years
The consequences for schools
What went wrong
Will the problems recur?
Conclusions and recommendations
Planning and outcomes
National education fund
Late setting of budgets
Financial management in schools
The future of the Formula Spending Share system
Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence

ORAL EVIDENCE
Wednesday 25 June 2003
Monday 14 July 2003
WRITTEN EVIDENCE

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Prepared 18 December 2003