In 2017, the Government introduced a school improvement grant for local authorities to enable them to fulfil their core school improvement functions.

The DfE has decided to abolish the grant from 2023/24 onwards and reduce it by 50% in 2022/23 as a transitional measure. The DfE’s intention is that local authorities should fund their core school improvement functions by de-delegation from the schools budget. Details of the grant received by different local authorities are below.

The NASUWT has strongly opposed the removal of the grant and argues that all core local authority functions should be fully funded by the Government. The NASUWT’s response to the consultation and the Government’s consultation materials are also available below.