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<p>Since 2010, this government has been committed to raising educational standards
in all state schools across the country. In March 2020, 86% of schools were Good or
Outstanding compared to just 68% in 2010. When it comes to raising standards, evidence
shows that teachers are the most important in-school factor affecting attainment.</p><p>In
June 2021, we announced an investment of over £250 million in teacher<ins class="ministerial">
development</ins> <del class="ministerial">quality</del>, which includes investment
in our National Professional Qualification and Early Career Framework programmes.
School leadership is the second most important in-school influence on pupil learning.
Since 2010 the number of academies has grown from 200 to over 9,400, enabling more
leaders of good schools to make decisions based on local need and the interests of
their pupils, and more previously underperforming schools to receive the support they
need to raise standards for all pupils as part of a strong multi-academy trust.</p><p>We
know that COVID-19 and disruption to education has created an additional challenge
for schools, and that the impact of the COVID-19 has been felt most significantly
by disadvantaged pupils, which is why we have targeted much of our education recovery
funding specifically at this group. Through the recovery premium, schools will directly
receive over £300 million in the 2021/22 academic year for them to use flexibly to
support disadvantaged pupils.</p><p>This is in addition to the funding we already
target towards disadvantaged pupils as part of the National Funding Formula. The pupil
premium targets further funding to disadvantaged pupils and plays a crucial role in
the work of schools across England, to ensure they have the resources they need to
boost the progress and attainment of disadvantaged pupils. Through this, we will be
providing £2.5 billion nationally for the 2021/22 financial year. The pupil premium
allocation for London is £405 million, and £19.2 million for Enfield for the 2021/22
financial year.</p><p>In Enfield, we know there are a higher number of pupils who
are eligible for free school meals, with an average of 37.6% of secondary pupils eligible,
compared to the national average of 27.7%. This year, Enfield is receiving £283.4
million, or £5,<ins class="ministerial">640</ins><del class="ministerial">283</del>
per pupil, in funding. This is an increase of 2.0% per pupil in the local authority’s
pupil-led funding compared to the 2020/21 financial year, and is above the national
average in per pupil funding of £5,228.</p>
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