The CWDC is one of a number of organisations to see its funding cut as part of the Government's bid to find £6bn in savings over the next 12 months, of which £670m will be from the Department of Education (DfE). Details were laid out on Monday by Chancellor George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws.
A spokesperson for the CWDC said, 'We are working closely with DfE officials to determine how these £15m of cuts will affect us and how we can continue to achieve the very best for children and young people.'
Becta, the Government's technology agency for schools, has been scrapped to save £10m this year and £65m in the future.
Other casualties of the first round of cuts include:
- The Training and Development Agency for Schools is to lose £30 million from its budget
- The National College for School Leadership, which supports potential headteachers and leaders of children's services and early years, faces cuts of £16m
- The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, which has been involved in the forthcoming review of the EYFS, is to lose £8m funding this year and its long-term future is uncertain
- The School Food Trust has been told to save £1m from its communications budget
- Child Trust Funds are to be scaled back from August and abolished from 1 January 2011.
More positive developments include the ringfencing of school funding, funding for Sure Start and 16-19 education spending until at least 2011. Any savings made in these areas are to be recycled within their budgets. Further education colleges are to benefit from £50m of Government investment, and £150m has been allocated to fund 50,000 new apprenticeship places in small and medium enterprises.
