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London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Westminster City Council
What are the Key issues and challenges for you in this
newTri-Borough role and how will
you address them
City of WestminsterProposals for
Implementing School Funding Reforms
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Westminster City Council
DSG will be split into 3 Blocks (not ring-fenced) Schools Block, High Needs Block, Early Years Block The national strategy is to simplify funding with a view
to moving toward a more transparent national arrangement and prepare for a ‘future’ implementation of a national funding formula
This Consultation focuses on issues affecting primary and special schools (including Academies)
All data held centrally by the DfE and based on October Census
Simple and transparent to allow funding for Academies on the same basis as maintained schools
Minumum Funding Guarantee (MFG) simplified and set at -1.5% for 2 years. Currently no guarantee beyond 2014/15
LACSEG will cease but will be replaced by the delegation of certain funding
BACKGROUND
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SCHOOLS BLOCK
New Formula
New Delegation, some Central Retention and de-delegation of some amounts
Funding for statements – First £6k; Notional SEN Budget
Funding for Attached Special Units
Reception Uplift
Pupil Growth
Only 12 allowable Factors (of which 3 not relevant to Westminster1)Basic Entitlement (AWPU) – Prim, KS3, KS42)Deprivation – FSM6 (rather than IDACI bands or FSM)3)Looked After Children (LAC) - £1,000 per pupil4)Low Cost, High Incidence SEN – uses LPA as proxy indicator Secondary based on KS2, Prim EYFSP at 78 points
5. EAL – Up to 3 years, separate rates for primary and secondary
6. Mobility7. Lump Sum - £200k per school8. Split Sites9. Rates
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Minimum Funding Guarantee and Caps on Gainers
MFG set at -1.5% per pupil
Each model has an MFG requirement (this ranges between £1.4m and £1.9m)
In order to fund the MFG we are proposing to scale back the gainers who gain more than 1.3% per pupil (for exemplification these per-pupil gains are calculated using the same basis as for the MFG)
Replaces DSG LACSEG for recoupment academies
Some amounts will still be kept centrally from Schools Block to pay for Central Services that support schools
Decisions on de-delegation of certain amounts to be taken by representatives of the relevant phase on Schools Forum
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HIGH NEEDS BLOCK – IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS Schools to meet the first £6k of additional costs
of high needs pupils (with statements) from delegated budget
Funding to move from HN block to Schools Block to pay for this – proposing to keep some funding back to support those schools with a high proportion of statements that may be disadvantaged
Remainder of funding to be received as a top-up (from HN block) from commissioning LA
Notional SEN Budget Attached Units and Special Schools – base
funding of £10k per place Top-up funding from commissioning LA Current policy that statements start from £9.3k
likely to remain
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Figure1 – Pre 16 SEN and AP Funding
Mainstream Settings Specialist Settings
Element 1 – Core Education Funding
Mainstream per pupil funding (AWPU)
Base funding of £10,000 for SEN and £8,000 for AP placements which is roughly equivalent to the level up to which a mainstream provider would have contributed to the additional support provisions of a high needs pupil. Base funding is provided on the basis of planned places.
Element 2 –Additional Support Funding
Contribution of £6,000 to additional support required by a pupil with high needs from the notional SEN budget.
Base funding of £10,000 for SEN and £8,000 for AP placements which is roughly equivalent to the level up to which a mainstream provider would have contributed to the additional support provisions of a high needs pupil. Base funding is provided on the basis of planned places.
Element 3 – Top Up Funding
Top-up funding from the commissioner to meet the needs of each pupil or student placed in the institution.
Top-up funding from the commissioner to meet the needs of each pupil or student placed in the institution.
Need to review EYSFF to ensure compliant with new regulations
Factors need to be pupil specific rather than relating to the setting
Some factors in existing formula will not be allowed
A separate consultation will be held with the relevant settings on changes required
Funding for two-year old offer to be included in DSG from 13/14
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No lower limit on members – currently 15.
Right of attendance for Officers and members restricted.
Voting rights - on the schools formula only schools and PVI.
All schools and providers to be consulted on the changes to the formula for 2013
Schools Forum
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04 October 2012 – Schools Census Oct/Nov 2012 – DfE and LA’s check and validate school
census data 12 October 2012 – Consultation on changes to funding
formula ends 22 October – Schools Forum 31 October - LAs submit provisional 2013-14 school
budget proforma to EFA 28 November 2012 – school census database close 10 December 2012 – EFA confirms DSG allocations for
2013-14 ( Prior to academy recoupment) 18 January 2013 – Local Authorities submit final school
budget pro-formas, and underlying data, to EFA
Key Dates
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TRI-BOROUGH PROPOSALS REPORT | BOLD IDEAS FOR CHALLENGING TIMES
QUESTIONS
Contact details
Yoke O Brien [email protected] Gibson [email protected]