Question: Which schools are eligible for special funding for exceptional cost related to the pandemic?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: Eligibility for this funding
section_content: Funding will be available for all state-funded mainstream and special schools,
and alternative provision, including:

primary, secondary and all through maintained schools, academies and free schools
16 to 19 academies and maintained schools
maintained special schools
special academies and free schools
non-maintained special schools
pupil referral units
alternative provision academies and free schools
maintained hospital schools and academies


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Clearly lists which types of school are eligible for funding. Fully addresses question.
This answer does address which schools are eligible but does not give much more information as to what priority or what makes a school eligible.

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Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period March to July 2020
section_headers: How schools can access funding
section_content: Funding will be available to cover costs relating to specific items. These
items are ones we judge are likely to be necessary to allow schools to provide
appropriate support to those children who will continue to attend school under
the current arrangements.
Funding will be available to schools that are unable to meet such additional
costs from their existing resources, or which they could only meet by drawing
down on reserves and undermining their long-term financial sustainability.
While we are not asking schools to draw on existing reserves to meet these
costs, we do not expect schools to make a claim against this funding if they
are anticipating that they will be able to add to their reserves in the 2020
to 2021 financial year.
We are asking schools to make the necessary payments from their existing
budgets and record these in line with local finance policies. In June, we will
publish further guidance for schools on the process for informing us of any
additional costs relating to coronavirus (COVID-19). We understand the
significant challenges schools are facing at present and will therefore make
the process for reporting this information as simple as possible. We will then
make payments – direct to academies, or to local authorities to pass onto
their schools – to reimburse schools for costs they apply for up to the limits
set out below.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides basic information about eligibility for additional funding during the pandemic.
This answer specifically answers what schools are eligible for special funding for cost related to the pandemic.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening
section_headers: Questions and answers
Has the responsibility for special educational provision changed?
section_content: Responsibility for commissioning any at-home special educational provision
lies with the local authority responsible for maintaining the EHC plan,
although it may be possible for some of the provision to be provided by the
school or college or even in a home setting. The local authority should work
with the educational setting to ensure that parents and carers are aware of
the education, health and care services available to them at home.
Under the temporarily modified section 42 duty, local authorities and health
commissioning bodies must use their ‘reasonable endeavours’ to discharge the
duty to secure or arrange the provision specified in a child or young person’s
EHC plan. We have published detailed guidance on the changes to the law on
education, health and care needs assessments and
plans due
to coronavirus. It includes some illustrative examples of the type of
arrangements that might be reasonable for local authorities and health
commissioning bodies to put in place.
*[EHC]: education, health and care plan

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses at home education. Doesn't focus on funding for schools.
This answer relates to home-schooling and not to proper schools or which schools are eligible.

Reviewer ratings:
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Bad