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School Funding Reform

School Funding Reform. Arrangements for 2013-14 Presentation for Schools And Governors. School Funding Reform – next steps towards a fairer system.

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School Funding Reform

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  1. School Funding Reform Arrangements for 2013-14 Presentation for Schools And Governors

  2. School Funding Reform – next steps towards a fairer system • For April 2013 LA’s have to “simplify” their mainstream formulae to move from Gateshead's current 37 plus allowable factors to 12, (includes 3 later additions) • This formula will be used for all Gateshead schools including academies • The Education Funding Agency (EFA) are to play a role in ensuring fairness within the new system • Funding for high need pupils to fundamentally change, including the funding of special schools and PRU’s • Early Years Single Funding Formula, (EYSFF) has had minor change in requirements

  3. Background • A sub group of Schools Forum was set up (Dilys Cowper, Carole Smith, Ken Childs, Steve Williamson, Steve Haigh, Anna Diggle) with the remit to:- • work on an alternative mainstream formula • undertake some modelling • give support and challenge to the new formula proposals. • The main principal underpinning all the work was to minimise turbulence to schools • The new proposed formula was agreed at Schools Forum on the 20th September and the consultation period is from 21st September to 5th October. The outcome of consultation will be reported (verbally) to the 11th October Forum.

  4. Background • By the 31st October 2012 a final post consultation formula needs to been agreed and sent to the EFA with all factors and unit values. • Once the formula has been submitted to the EFA the formula can not be changed appart from the unit values to reflect the Dedicated Schools Grant, (DSG) final allocation. • DSG for 2013/14 should be announced late December based on October pupil count, (this is a change to current arrangements) • 2012/13 individual School Budgets have been restated using October 2011 census to form a baseline for modelling and the application of MFG.

  5. The New Funding Factors – Mainstream Schools • A basic per-pupil entitlement – there will three AWPU’s:-primary pupils, key stage 3 and key stage 4 • Deprivation will be allocated on Free School Meals Ever 6 and IDACI, (6 bandings) • Looked After Children LAC 12 • Low attainment on Pri 78 for primary schools • Low attainment % for secondary schools

  6. The New Funding Factors – Mainstream Schools • English as an Additional Language (EAL) 3 • Mobility (not used) • Lump Sum – Equal for all phases • Split Sites (not used) • Rates • Private Finance Initiative (PFI) • Existing 6th Form Commitments (not used) • Exceptional Circumstances (not used) • London Fringe (not used)

  7. NEW DELEGATION Some currently centrally held budgets have to be delegated from 1/4/2013, these are :- • Contingencies • Supply costs – maternity, TUFACS, public duties • EMTAS • Behaviour Support • Insurances • School Milk • Licences and subscriptions All of these budgets can be “de-delegated” by schools, by phase, by Schools Forum decision

  8. Calculating the New Estimated Funding Envelope • Two main pieces of work identified the funding envelope • The DfE return due 15th August were using the Section 251, items had to be allocated to the Early Years and High Needs Blocks and therefore by default the remainder forms the Main School Block and the much reduced centrally held budgets. • The recalculation of the mainstream school budgets using October 2011 pupil numbers, and excluding all early years, high needs pupils, and sixth form funding. • The total funding envelope for the model was calculated at • £1,026,165 from the additional delegation • £101,455,051 form the re-calculated individual school budgets • Giving total resources for the model of £102,482,216

  9. Allocation of Funding to the New Factors • A matrix was developed that tracked old funding factors to their most logical new funding factor. • Many of the old factors were tracked to the new AWPU or Lump Sum • Lump sum mappings included • cleaning materials, boiler firing, waste collection and special premises • AWPU Mappings • Grounds Maintenance costs and premises variable costs • Previous factors that had a specific fit i.e. old deprivation funding has been mapped to new deprivation funding, and prior attainment funding within the old standards funds to the new attainment factors.

  10. Funding Factors and Rates Following the above work the following funding factors and values are proposed :- • Primary AWPU £2,860 • Key Stage 3 AWPU £3,500 • Key Stage 4 AWPU £4,250 • Free School Meals Primary (Ever 6) £ 800 • Free School Meals Secondary (Ever 6) £1,400 • ADACI (P1) £ 80 • ADACI (P2) £ 160 • ADACI (P3) £ 240 • ADACI (P4) £ 360 • ADACI (P5) £ 480 • ADACI (P6) £ 600

  11. Funding Factors and Rates • ADACI (S1) £ 110 • ADACI (S2) £ 220 • ADACI (S3) £ 340 • ADACI (S4) £ 460 • ADACI (S5) £ 580 • ADACI (S6) £ 700 • Looked After Children £1,500 • Low Attainment Primary £ 560 • Low Attainment Secondary £1,400 • Lump Sum £ 120,000

  12. Model Limitations • The data that the factor values are applied to are supplied by the DfE, as a data set for each LA • A new data set will be provided by the DfE before actual budgets for 2013/14 are calculated • As yet they have not confirmed when the data set will be available and which factors will be updated • When looking at the indicative budgets, several things need to be taken into account:- • The pupil numbers are October 2011 • The data set supplied by the DfE will be changed and has not yet been fully checked • The factor values can only be confirmed once the final DSG allocation has been confirmed

  13. Model Limitations • In order to make the new formula affordable the scaling factor which dictates how much of a schools gains are taken into consideration for the allocation factor was left at 100%. • All gains were capped at 1%. • We did try to set the gains at 1.5% to mirror the MFG amount, but this was not an affordable option. • A review of the primary losers over 5% was undertaken to try and understand the reasons for any large % losses. For primary schools there were 3 main reasons for this • High levels of standards funds per pupil in the past • Infant schools due to having a single primary AWPU value • Schools that have vacant places and have improving attainment, (would have attracted higher levels of attainment funding under the old standards funds due to historic data)

  14. Early Years Single Funding Formula • The DfE did not propose major changes to the main elements of the Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF). They will continue:- • to allow different base rates for different types of provision • to allow specific early years factors for quality, flexibility and sufficiency • to be a mandatory deprivation supplement in the EYSFF • to allow flexibility in the indicators used • On the review of Gateshead’s Early Years Single Funding Formula it was found that the formula was still compliant with the DfE requirements and as such did not require a major review.

  15. Early Years Single Funding Formula • Some elements of the mainstreamed standards grants that related to nursery children were moved from the schools block to the early years block. • This transfer necessitated a review of our current funding rates. • The amount of funding moved from the schools block to the early years block was approximately £400k. • The removal of the grants had the greatest impact on Bensham Nursery School. In the past the School received approximately £80k of standards funds grants in addition to their EYSFF allocations. • This loss of funding needed to be addressed under the review of rates to ensure that the school remains viable.

  16. Early Years Single Funding Formula • two alternative amendments to the formula were modelled • Model 1 • Increase all staff hourly base rates by 15% • Increase the nursery school multiplier for support costs from 3.5 per child to 5 per child • Model 2 • Increase all staff hourly base rate by 10% • Increase the nursery school multiplier for support costs from 3.5 per child to 5 per child • Increase the support cost termly allocation from £190 per term to £210 per term.

  17. Early Years Single Funding Formula • The difference in the outcomes of both models was marginal, across the sectors with all settings receiving an increase in Early Years funding. • Model 2 is the preferred model as this allocation gives a more balanced percentage increase in funding between the primary and PVI sectors.

  18. Special Schools Formula • From 13/14 Special Schools will not have delegated budgets on the same basis as primary and secondary schools. • They will get £10,000 per place pre-16, plus top-up funding per pupil from the commissioner to make up the rest of their budget. • The principle of the new high needs pupil system is to make costs comparable between schools so that they don’t distort placements. • The main principals for the change to current funding arrangements are:- • To encourage high quality and innovative provision • To improve transparency • To empower young people and their families • To increase choice • Address inconsistencies between pre and post 16 pupils

  19. Special Schools Formula • The DfE require a needs led approach that is responsive to the individual pupils, that is consistent across all types of provision. • The DfE’s approach to high needs pupil funding is:- • Funding is genuinely responsive to individual pupils needs • All providers are funded on an equivalent basis • Pre and Post 16 funding is brought together • There is clear information about available provision

  20. Special Schools Formula • The DfE’s approach is based on a number of elements:- • Element 1 – core educational funding, (DfE suggest that this is approximately £4,000 per pupil) • Element 2 – additional support funding – notional SEN funding (The DfE quoted amount is £6,000 per pupil in all of their documentation) • Element 3 – top up funding • Elements 1 and 2 add to the £10,000 base funding that is to be used for all high cost provision including special schools, (but excluding PRU’s which is £8,000).

  21. Special Schools Formula • The main principal underpinning all the new funding formula was the same as for the mainstream schools, to minimise turbulence to schools • Special schools base funding will be allocated on the number of places that are commissioned from that school. • The base funding will comprise of elements 1 and 2 and equate to £10,000 per place. • Any residual cost of the place is to be met by the “top up” element.

  22. Special Schools Formula • In order to reflect the unique nature of our special schools, and reflect the needs of the individual pupils within those schools, the formula developed uses a number of top up elements. • The elements are:- • Need Led Pupil top up – based on the current agreed banded and moderated criteria, (amended for average AWPU less the base funding of £10k) • Fixed Cost top up – based on the fixed costs of each schools • Residential top up – for residential places only • AWPU adjustment – to adjust for the phase of education that children are in

  23. Limitations • All models are based on old data, and this will change for all actual budgets • The rates for all sectors and formulas are indicative and will change as our DSG allocation will not be notified until December 2012 • The basis of the allocation for our DSG allocation is changing, • now based on the October school census • Split into the 3 different blocks • Different funding rates and basis for each of the blocks, (this makes estimating our DSG allocation more difficult!!!) • DfE are still collecting data for top slicing our DSG for high needs places in other LA’s • An automatic top slice has been applied to all blocks for Hospital tuition

  24. Questions ? Contact details :- Carole Smith Tel 0191 433 2747 E-mail carolesmith@gateshead.gov.uk

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