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Level Playing Field? The Implications of School Funding
Date: 13:00 10 June 2008 - 14:45 10 June 2008
Type: Conference
Venue: Institute for Fiscal Studies  [see map]
Price: members: Free; nonmembers: Free

The IFS will be releasing a report on Tuesday June 10th examining the system of state school funding in England. This project has been funded by CfBT Education Trust.

Despite undergoing significant reform in recent years, the system of state school funding in England remains opaque and poorly-understood. Yet the process by which schools are funded has important implications, both for the effectiveness with which funds are targeted and for the incentives schools face to attract pupils and improve quality.

The IFS will be releasing a report on Tuesday June 10th that will address the following questions:

  • How have overall levels of public spending on education and schools in the UK evolved in recent years?
  • How does the English school funding system allocate money to individual schools?
  • How redistributive is the school funding system, and to what degree do funding variations reflect educational needs and parental background?
  • What incentives do state schools face to attract new pupils and to improve school quality?

This report will be launched on Tuesday 10 June at the IFS offices in Ridgmount Street, London. The briefing will start at 1pm and is expected to conclude by 2.30pm

Places at this briefing are free of charge and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

If you would like to book a place or have any queries about this event, please contact our events team.
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