Introduce fairer funding for schools in Yorkshire via a ‘Yorkshire Challenge’

Closed 90 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2016 an IPPR study found that northern secondary schools received over £1,300 less per pupil than their London equivalent and primary schools suffer a £900 per pupil gap. At the time of releasing the figures IPPR North called upon the Government to address this via a ‘Powerhouse premium’.

The turn around in London academic achievement since the ‘London Challenge’ has driven the number of pupils in the capital with five GCSE A to C grades to over 60%. It can be argued that a premium investment is made into London due to higher living costs but the IPPR North study found this to be not the case, in fact it found that northern schools should receive compensation for having a harder job than those in London. It is time for Yorkshire to have a ‘Yorkshire Challenge’ and fair funding.

Timeline

19 Dec 2017	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 90

Status Closed

Opened 19 Dec 2017

Closed 19 Jun 2018

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