Special Educational Needs: North East Hampshire
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timelines and safeguards are in place for the implementations of the inclusive mainstream fund in schools across North East Hampshire.
Answered by Georgia Gould
Over £500 million per financial year over the next three years through the Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) equips schools, nurseries and colleges, including those in North East Hampshire, with more upfront funding to become inclusive by design. We have placed conditions on the IMF to ring-fence it for this purpose and payments will be made for the 2026/27 financial year at the end of June for local authorities and the start of July for academies.
We have now published guidance for school leaders and leaders of 16-19 provision to support effective use of their IMF, alongside guidance for local authorities and those involved in managing the use of the Inclusive Early Years Fund.
Inclusion strategies, which set out how schools are utilising their allocations will invest in inclusion to build a core inclusive offer, will allow for greater accountability, help Ofsted understand how inclusion is implemented, and boost transparency for parents and local partners.
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