§ Ms. Janet AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will review the local management of schools formula to take into account actual salary costs in schools with more than 10 teachers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthWe have said that we will review the policy on funding teachers' salaries within LMS schemes. However, it remains our view that governors should be responsible and accountable for the financial implications of their decisions. That is a fundamental principle of good management in both the public and the private sectors. Many local education authorities have taken sensible steps during the transitional period to ease schools' passage into the new arrangements. It would be an error for other authorities to assume that inactivity on their part will lead to a change of policy.