Inclusive mainstream fund: 2026 to 2027

This guidance is for: 

• local authorities 
• school leaders and teachers
• maintained school and academy sixth form leaders and teachers
• further education sixth-form college leaders and teachers
• governing bodies and their representatives 

The inclusive mainstream fund will provide all mainstream settings with additional funding to prepare and deliver inclusive practice in:

• local authority maintained schools
• academies (including free schools and 16 to 19 academies)
• city technical colleges