Question: Will school still receive the same amount of funding?

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:
Says that funding will be available to all schools, but doesn't specifically say if funding levels will change.
This answer could be improved a bit because while it lists what schools can receive funding, it doesn't say if they'll receive the same amount of funding which is what is being asked

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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: Expectations of schools
section_content: Schools will continue to receive their budgets for the coming year as usual,
regardless of any periods of partial or complete closure, and this will ensure
they are able to continue to pay for staff and meet their other regular
financial commitments, while delivering the provision required during this
unprecedented period.
Costs that are part of schools’ expected expenditure for the year but that
will not provide a benefit to the school or its pupils (such as exam fees,
where exams will not now take place) are not covered by the funding set out in
this guidance. This funding is focused on additional costs that schools face,
over and above their expected expenditure, in delivering appropriate support
for their pupils through this period.
We recognise that staff will need to be in school over the Easter and summer
half term holidays when they would usually not be working. In order to protect
staff wellbeing, and minimise any need for existing staff to work additional
hours in order to cover the holiday periods, schools should consider:

adopting rota systems to cover holidays, and offering staff time off in lieu for this
approaching the local authority or academy trust to check whether staffing support is available from other institutions
making appropriate use of their supply budget

If schools still have unavoidable additional staffing costs they should
discuss these with their Regional School Commissioner who will support them to
resolve the issue.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Clearly explains how school budgets will be affected by the pandemic. Fully addresses question.
This is a great response to the question which answers it in the very first sentence. It then goes on to talk about school expenses and what happens with additional hours and holidays

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: What arrangements should schools and local authorities maintain throughout the remainder of May?
Schools and early years settings in some areas are operating in ‘hubs’ - for example, groups of schools/settings operating at a single site. Is this permitted?
section_content: We are asking schools to remain open for children of critical workers and
vulnerable children where they can, but we understand that some may be unable
to do so especially if they are experiencing severe staff shortages.
Local authorities should therefore work with maintained, academy and
independent schools to identify temporary places for any children affected
whilst their normal schools are closed.
With significantly reduced pupil numbers, and risks of understaffing due to
illness, we understand that shared provision through multi-school or early
years hubs and clusters is an option being considered in some areas. In some
cases, arrangements are already in place.
Please see guidance on Using clusters and hubs to maintain provision in
educational settings.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Talks about having some schools remain open for the children of critical workers. Doesn't address school funding at all.
This response is urging schools to stay open, but doesn't mention anything about funding. This seems like it's answering a different question altogether

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