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Local Government Expenditure in Education: Continuity and Change

Explore the significant allocation of local authority funds to education, covering primary, secondary, adult, and continuing education. Learn about historical changes in further and higher education. Understand the diverse school provision types, new school categories, and ongoing responsibilities of local education authorities. Delve into major issues like teacher recruitment, standards improvement, faith schools, and local management. For more information on Hampshire's education, visit http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/department.

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Local Government Expenditure in Education: Continuity and Change

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  1. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change 7. Education

  2. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education Education is by far the largest item of local authority expenditure…approximately 60% of all local authority expendures [Hampshire County Coumcil will spend 777 out of 1176 £million ]

  3. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education What is money spent on… • Primary and pre-primary (40%) • Secondary (37%) • Special (7%) • Adult and continuing (12%) • Administration (0.7%)

  4. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education And, in the past, • Further education Colleges (FEFC, now Learning Skills Councils) • Higher education (Colleges of Art, Technology, Commerce) which became the polytechnics and then the new universities (e.g. Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham) now funded by HEFCE (and student fees!)

  5. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education Types of provision… • County Schools • Voluntary Schools • Special Grant Schools (50%-75% aided) • Self-governing grant-maintained (opting out of local authority control)

  6. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education Under the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998, the government established three new categories of schools: • community, very broadly based on county schools • voluntary, formerly voluntary aided and voluntary controlled schools • foundation, intended to replace GM schools, putting them back under local authority control to an extent. Local education authorities continue to retain responsibility for various services, including transport, school meals, and co-ordinating services for pupils with special needs.

  7. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education Big issues are…. • Attracting teachers • Raising standards • ‘faith schools’ • Local management

  8. BS1033 Local Government – Continuity and Change7. Education Locally, in Hampshire… http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/department

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