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Academy Funding in 2014/15

Academy Funding in 2014/15. This presentation will cover context changes from 2013/14 exceptions and exclusions overview of high needs timetable further information. The context. The overall architecture is the same Refinements. Journey from complex to simple . Before 2013. 2013/14.

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Academy Funding in 2014/15

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  1. Academy Funding in 2014/15 • This presentation will cover • context • changes from 2013/14 • exceptions and exclusions • overview of high needs • timetable • further information

  2. The context • The overall architecture is the same • Refinements

  3. Journey from complex to simple Before 2013 2013/14 2014/15

  4. Refinements and improvements • Changes to some existing factors • A new requirement on the amount of funding to be pupil-led • Changes to the lump sum • Introduction of a new sparsity factor • A new ‘falling rolls’ fund introduced • Changes to the Schools Forum regulations

  5. 12 funding factors introduced in 2013/14

  6. Some factors remain the same

  7. Some factors have changed

  8. And there is a new ‘Sparsity Factor’

  9. 13 funding factors in 2014/15

  10. Refinements to pupil-led factors

  11. Changes to pupil-led funding: Local authorities must ensure that at least 80% of delegated funding is distributed by pupil-led factors

  12. Changes to the lump sum • 2013/14 • 2014/15 • Option to have different lump sums for primary and secondary • Lump sum capped at £175,000 per school • Amalgamating schools receive 85% of the combined total for the next full year

  13. The new sparsity factor - Eligibility

  14. The new sparsity factor - Funding • Aimed at supporting necessary small schools • £100k maximum allowable for a sparse school • Flat rate or tapered amount, relative to the size of the school

  15. Next nearest school Sparse Primary Academy has 100 pupils 5 miles 4 miles Average miles to the next nearest school = 2.38 miles 3 miles Sparse Primary Academy 2 miles 1 mile 1 mile KEY Distance to Sparse Primary Academy Distance to 2nd nearest school 1 mile Next nearest school 2 miles

  16. Sparsity factor calculations Average miles: 19 miles/8 pupils = 2.38 miles

  17. Falling rolls fund • Fund in advance of a temporary dip in population • Only for good or outstanding schools / academies • Schools Forum to agree the criteria and be consulted on allocations • Needs to relate to local place planning

  18. Changes to Schools Forum regulations • One member from an institution providing education to 16-19 year olds required • Requirement to have representation from a 14-19 partnership removed

  19. Exceptions and exclusions examples • Carry forward of approval on exceptional premises factors • No carry forward of approval for exclusions from the MFG • Changes to pupil numbers as a result of reorganisation or age-range change • Sparsity calculation, if the ‘crow flies’ measure produces perverse results

  20. How is the calculation put together?

  21. Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) • Now mandatory that local authorities delegate sufficient funding to allow schools to meet the costs of additional SEN support up to £6k • Criteria for extra targeted funding to be decided in advance and described on pro forma • More detail in the separate High Needs presentation

  22. Pre-16 high needs funding Pre 16 SEN and AP Specialist Setting Mainstream Setting Element 1: core education funding Place Led Mainstream per pupil funding (basic entitlement) Base funding of £10,000 for SEN and £8,000 for AP placements. 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 Element 3: top-up funding Pupil Led ‘Top up’ funding from the local authority responsible for the pupil (or it could be a school in the case of AP) to meet the additional costs of meeting the needs of each pupil or student placed in the institution

  23. Late changes or differences of opinion on place numbers

  24. Growth revenue • Pupil numbers decreasing • Lagged funding (Census based) • Estimates (Pupil Number Adjustment) • Falling rolls fund • Pupil numbers increasing • Popularity • Basic need • Small and/or rapidly growing institutions • LA wide re-organisation • Exceptional circumstances

  25. Inputs: your funding calculation LA pro forma Allocation The accuracy of your allocation depends on the data on which it’s based. Census Estimates

  26. Where next?

  27. Key dates

  28. Further information • Funding guidance available on the DfE website and Resources tab of the Live Group portal • Queries and applications to disapply the regulations should be sent to ReformTeam.funding@education.gsi.gov.uk • Recoupment guidance for 2013-14 can be found here • Academy enquiries can be addressed to academyquestions@efa.education.gov.uk • Responses on the Feedback tab of the Live Group portal

  29. Other online events • Presentations • Post-16 funding • High Needs for academies • High Needs for Local Authorities • Webinars • 4th November - High Needs for Local Authorities • 20thNovember - High Needs for academies • 25th November - Funding for Free Schools, University Technical Colleges and Studio Schools

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