The inclusive mainstream fund (IMF) provides additional funding to support schools to become more inclusive. For more information on the Inclusive Mainstream Fund, click on the following link: The Inclusive Mainstream Fund
The inclusive mainstream fund will provide schools, colleges and early years settings with over £500 million funding per year over the next three years to support inclusion and early intervention. This will help schools take meaningful steps towards building a strong universal offer for all pupils, focused on quality first teaching, and remove common barriers to learning.
Guidance has been created for schools around developing an inclusion strategy using the IMF. It is also to help schools make the most effective use of the IMF and ensure they adhere to the conditions of grant, including:
- investing your IMF allocation in line with the 7 principles of inclusion
- publishing an inclusion strategy on your school website by 31 December 2026 - this must include detail of activity invested in to alleviate barriers to learning and participation and budgeted costs (in the guidance there is a template you can use to help you develop your strategy)
To access the guidance, click on the following link: Guidance on developing an inclusive strategy using the inclusive mainstream fund