Poorer pupils ‘may not be benefiting’ from funding given to schools to aid them

A report from the Public Accounts Committee said the Government has ‘limited understanding’ of how schools are spending the funding (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Disadvantaged children may not be benefiting from funding provided to schools to support them, MPs have said.

A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the Government has “limited understanding” of how schools are spending £9.2 billion of disadvantage-related funding.