Question reference: S5O-03390
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 5 June 2019
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 June 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much pupil equity funding has been spent in the Mid Fife and Glenrothes constituency since its introduction.
Answer
Schools in the Mid Fife and Glenrothes Constituency reported spending £1,205,966 of their Pupil Equity Funding in 2017/18.
Detail of spend for 2018/19 is still being collected and will be published later this year.
Pupil Equity Funding, part of the £750m Scottish Attainment Challenge, is giving additional resources to schools across the country so that they provide targeted support for their children, families and who most need it.