Gordon Birtwistle & Burnley Liberal Democrats

Gordon Birtwistle MP has welcomed the new influx of funding for schools in Burnley and Padiham following the implementation of the ‘Pupil Premium’ policy. The Pupil Premium provides each school with an additional £430 for each pupil the school takes in who is on free school meals. This adds up to total funding of over £1.3m for schools across the Borough area.

Headteachers will have the power to spend this money as they see fit in order to improve the education of pupils in their school. This additional money goes straight into the schools budget and headteachers will be free to spend it in the best interests of children. Headteachers may wish to reduce class sizes, offer extra one-to-one tuition or provide for after school support.

“Within the Liberal Democrat election manifesto we pledged to invest £2.5 billion into a pupil premium to boost education opportunities for every child. We are now delivering on this promise in government. Labour left behind many schools that were failing our children – especially those from less well off families in Burnley.”

“Thanks to our actions in implementing the Pupil Premium, there is an extra £10.7m coming into Lancashire this year alone and over £1.3m coming into Burnley and Padiham schools. This figure will increase further still next year, giving a much needed boost to our schools and our children.”

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