English Language: Education
Commons · Question 51198 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost per pupil was of providing English as an Additional Language support in state schools in the most recent academic year.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 19 May 2025
Each year, schools receive core funding from the department to cover their expenditures, which includes teacher salaries, support staff, school resources, and other expenses. The funding schools receive is not ringfenced for any specific form of expenditu...