Buckinghamshire Education and Skills Strategy 2018 to 2022
Buckinghamshire challenges
- persistent underperformance of our vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people
- high and rising demand for services compared to other local authorities
- exclusion rates have increased and are too high
- alternative provision needs to be in place to meet the growing demand for services and increasing complex needs
- too many of our looked after children are in placements and schools out of county
- a rising population means that we need enough school places in the right locations, with transport available for those who need it
- the National Funding Formula is squeezing many of our school’s budgets in real terms. We have a high proportion of small rural schools, which are increasingly vulnerable to budget changes
- our Post 16 education and training offer needs to develop to help address the local growth agenda and meet the range of skills required across the county