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Radio Shropshire,9 mins

New school funding formula explained

Eric Smith and Clare Ashford

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Shropshire Council has written to the Education Secretary Michael Gove, warning that changes to how schools funding is distributed could "threaten the existence" of small rural schools. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire explains the changes, Bill Dowell from the Shropshire Schools Forum describes schools' fears, and the Department for Education explains why the system is fairer.

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