The council's responsibilities

Cumberland Council is responsible for ensuring: 

• sufficient high-quality early education and childcare provision is available, which offers the early years’ free entitlement
• sufficient high-quality, maintained school provision is available to meet the needs of all Cumberland children and young people aged 5 to 16
• sufficient high-quality, maintained school or college provision is available to meet the needs of all Cumberland young people aged 16 to 18
• priority is given to appropriately meeting the needs of all children and young people with special educational needs, learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• priority is given to cared-for children
• all maintained nurseries and schools can function as high-quality, viable and financially efficient institutions