As it stands at the moment, the way we fund schools in West Sussex is stuck in the 20th Century. All West Sussex MPs welcomed the Government's manifesto commitment to a 'fairer funding' formula that will benefit our constituencies. Last year's announcement from the Government that this would be going ahead was welcome. However time is running out for the Government to act. News earlier this year that the introduction of the formula will be delayed was a body blow.
We do not how long it will take to phase in or even what the new formula will mean in cash terms for West Sussex schools. We need additional funds now to plug the gaps in funding. We need the Secretary of State to look more sympathetically on dire funding situation many schools in West Sussex are facing.
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