School Funding

Under the Local Management of Schools (LMS) Scheme in Northern Ireland, the Board of Governors of every school receives a delegated budget to meet the on-going costs of running their school, enabling them to plan and use resources to maximum effect in accordance with their school’s needs and priorities.

Controlled and maintained schools are funded through the Education and Library Board in whose area the school is located while voluntary grammar schools and grant-maintained integrated schools are funded directly by the Department.

From April 2005, a Common Funding Scheme provides delegated funding to all grant-maintained schools in Northern Ireland and replaces the seven separate LMS Schemes previously used to distribute funding. In addition, the Common Funding Scheme details the arrangements whereby schools can have access to centre services and resources for specified purposes.

The areas covered in this section are as follows:

• Common Funding

  This section contains information relating to all aspects of the Common Funding arrangements for grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.

• Local Management of Schools

  This section contains information relating to the Local Management of Schools Scheme in Northern Ireland and also contains information about voluntary grammar and grant-maintained integrated schools.

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