The huge sums given to schools to help deprived pupils have been detailed in a National Assembly report that has heavily criticised how the money is spent. Schools get £1,150 extra for every pupil aged five to 15 who is eligible for free school meals. That is equivalent to schools receiving nearly 25% extra for every less-well-off pupil – according to Stats Wales, the average amount schools get per pupil in a year is £4,740. In total, the policy costs the Welsh Government £94m every year. The aim is to cut the gulf in exam achievement between pupils on free school meals and wealthier pupils. But AMs on the Committee for Children, Young People and Education said the funds were just being used by schools to plug gaps in their funding caused by spending cuts. The committee said it was told the grant – and other targeted funding – is “masking pressures on schools’ budgets and is no longer considered an extra resource, but is part of core funding”. It cited an report by education watchdog Estyn which said one in three schools are not using the Pupil Development Grant effectively as intended. The committee’s comments, in a report published… Read full this story
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