Alongside the “Next Steps” proposals for education governance, the Scottish Government issued a consultation paper on “Fair Funding to Achieve Excellence and Equity in Education”.
Although the “Fair Funding to Achieve Excellence and Equity in Education paper made no mention of CLD, the funding proposals could in fact have significant implications for CLD.
As there was insufficient time to consult with Standards Council members and committees on the content of a response, the following response was submitted on behalf of the Standards Council by the staff team before the consultation closed on 13 October 2017.