Secondary School Budgets in Pembrokeshire

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 23 October 2019.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 1:37, 23 October 2019

Well, the Member is absolutely right to identify the way in which the vast majority of resources that fund our schools is a matter for local authorities. I recently met with the finance distribution sub-group to discuss these issues, as well as the directors of education and the education portfolios, across the 22 local authorities, about my desire to see as much money as possible getting to the front line to support individual schools' budgets. We, of course, have a role to play in that, which is why we announced yesterday an additional £12.8 million, available in-year to help to support the cost of the teachers' pay rise this year. And our expectation is that all that money will go directly to front-line school budgets.