Secondary schools will receive £59.70 per place per day to run summer schools this year, but only for a maximum of two weeks of activities, new guidance states.

The money will also have to cover all costs associated with running the activities, including additional staff costs, free meals for eligible children and transport, and schools will only be guaranteed funding for those children who turn up.

The Department for Education has confirmed arrangements for how it will distribute £200 million in funding for summer schools unveiled earlier this year. They “expect” schools will use the cash to target pupils moving into year 7.

The DfE has said it “anticipates” most schools will use their own premises “to support familiarisation” for transitioning pupils. Meals should be provided for pupils attending summer schools, and must be free for pupils eligible for free school meals.

Schools have been told to confirm participation in the programme by the end of April via an online registration form.

Here’s what we learned from the guidance.

This post has been taken from SchoolsWeek.co.uk. For the full report see here. Here are the main headings:-

1. Funding cap for two-week schemes

2. DfE ‘expects’ schools will target year 7s