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An update on 16-19 funding for the 2014 to 2015 academic year

An update on 16-19 funding for the 2014 to 2015 academic year. Agenda. Welcome and introduction Session 1 - Areas where funding policy is changing Session 2 - Funding per student update Session 3 - 16-19 Allocations for 2014 to 2015 Session 4 - High needs funding.

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An update on 16-19 funding for the 2014 to 2015 academic year

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  1. An update on 16-19 funding for the 2014 to 2015 academic year

  2. Agenda • Welcome and introduction • Session 1 - Areas where funding policy is changing • Session 2 - Funding per student update • Session 3 - 16-19 Allocations for 2014 to 2015 • Session 4 - High needs funding

  3. The funding formula ( ) Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Disadvantage Funding Area Cost Allowance Programme Cost Weighting Total Programme Funding

  4. Student Support Funding Formula Protection Funding TP from 11/12 HighNeeds Students ……plus extras (if applicable) ) ( Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Programme Cost Weighting Disadvantage Funding Total Programme Funding

  5. Student Numbers ( ) National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance Student numbers This is a count of students to be funded Must meet qualifying period of 2 weeks or 6 weeks- will not fund programmes under 2 weeks Based on autumn census or ILR return Either full time => 540 hours Or Part Time < 540 hours

  6. National Funding Rate per student ( ) Student Numbers Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance The National Funding Rate • Single National Full Time funding rate per student expressed in £ • All 16-19 year olds in English sixth forms, colleges and independent providers are funded at the same national funding rate (except Youth Contract, Young Offenders, 16-18 Apprenticeships and European Social Fund (ESF)) • This is the final element of the formula fixed by the EFA. It depends on how much learning is taking place across the country and the budget.

  7. Retention Factor ) ( Program Cost Weighting DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor • Success no longer used in funding, a retention factor is now used • Applied at student level, not qualification level • Retained means still studying a core aim on planned end date or leaves early and is recorded as completed the core aim • For academic programmes – still studying one of the academic aims • For vocational programmes still studying the core aim • Retention FACTOR =half way point between Retention RATE and 100% Number of students completed Number of students started

  8. Programme Cost Weighting ) ( DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Programme Cost Weighting • Recognition that some vocational subjects are more expensive to teach than others • Applied to the student’s whole programme • Determined by the student’s core aim ie A Levels or substantial vocational qualification • All academic programmes uplifted by one weight, which has been determined by merging the 2 current academic weightings and rebasing as 1, • Vocational Programme Weighting categories are being reduced in number and re-based to make it simpler: applied at sector subject areas

  9. Programme Cost Weighting ) ( DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Programme Cost Weighting Shadow Allocations • Based on whole-year 2010/11 data – same data source as for full-time/part-time • No major issues with data – but inevitably some turbulence due to reduced number of categories • Doesn’t take account of any business cases or protection of programme weighting in 2012/13 allocation, so may be some reductions • Detailed list of sector subject areas and weightings will be given in [Field Guide]

  10. Disadvantage Funding ) ( Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting Disadvantage Funding • Recognises that some students require additional support to participate and achieve if we are to achieve full participation and improve attainment • Principle is to create a Single budget that institutions use as they see fit Disadvantage Funding Economic Deprivation Prior Attainment

  11. Disadvantage Funding ) ( Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting Disadvantage Funding • Based on students’ home postcode • Deprivation is calculated using Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010. This examines the students’ home area based on: income; employment; health and disability; education, skills and training; housing and services; living environment; and crime • Uplift is between 8.4% and 33.6% Economic Deprivation Block one: • Additional categories are no longer eligible • Care Leavers attract a standard uplift- rate

  12. Disadvantage Funding ) ( Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting Disadvantage Funding • Acknowledges the additional cost of students who need extra learning support • Based on students’ achievement of GCSE English and maths at end of Year 11 • Funding rate for shadow allocations =£450 • Reduced flat rate for part time = £274- pro rata as per programme costs Prior Attainment Block two: • Used to be graduated payments based on student’s grades • Now only a flat rate based on non-achievement of grade C

  13. Area Cost Allowance ) ( Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting DisadvantagFunding Area Cost Allowance ) ( Area Cost Allowance Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor Program Cost Weighting DisadvantagFunding • Reflects the cost of delivery in high cost local areas • We will continue to calculate this using the same methodology as now • Applied to the whole participation formula (including all disadvantage)

  14. 2014 to 2015Areas where funding policy is changing

  15. Funding of 18 year olds Students who are 18 or over at 31st August preceding the start of the academic year New for 2014/15

  16. Formula protection funding (FPF) • FPF was introduced for 2013 to 14 to be paid for at least three academic years, until and including 2015/16 • For 2014 to 15 it will: • Reduce from any gains in the formula – e.g. where the value of the formula increases due to improved retention, more students attracting disadvantage, increased programme size, for example FPF will reduce • Stay the same if the value of the formula reduces • Should the value of the formula exceed the funding per student paid in 2012 to 13 then the formula, net of FPF, is paid in full • For those institutions with additional TP for short courses in 2013 to 14, in 2014 to 15 this additional amount will be half the amount it was in 2013 to 14 New for 2014/15

  17. Formula Protection Funding £4,500 £4,300 £3,800 £4700 £4,500 £4,000 £4,700 per student from the formula £500 £500 £500 Formula down FPF the same Funding per student reduces 12/13 13/14 14/15 12/13 13/14 14/15

  18. Free meals for 16-19 year olds Programme cost weightings

  19. Planned hours eligible for funding

  20. Hours that do not count for funding

  21. Recording planned hours for funding purposes

  22. Planned hours: Schools and academies with sixth forms You need to capture planned qualification hours and non-qualification hours separately in readiness for recording. Fields

  23. Work experience-developments • From 2014 to15 the way non-qualification activity is recorded will change • Work Experience will need to have taken place within an EXTERNAL employers’ workplace • Simulated work environments should be separately recorded as non-qualification activity • Institutions/providers need to put arrangements in place to achieve this during 2013 to14 • Activity in, for example, a college crèche or restaurant would not count as external work experience

  24. English and Maths condition of funding • From September 2013, students who did not hold an A*-C in English or maths needed to continue to study towards: • GCSE/iGCSE, or • Functional Skills, Free Standing Maths or ESOL qualifications as stepping stones to GCSE. • This becomes a condition of funds from the beginning of the 14 to15 academic year. • This means any student recruited from 1 August 2014 without at least a GCSE grade C in these subjects and not registered to work towards this level will not be counted for your funding allocation for 2016 to17 ACTION FOR 2014/15

  25. 16-19 Allocations:2014 to 2015

  26. Timeline Key Dates for 2014 to 2015 allocations (schools / academies):

  27. Lagged Student Numbers Schools/Academies 2013 to 14 student numbers based on autumn 2013 census

  28. Data Sources (Schools/Academies)

  29. Useful Documents Funding formula review - http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/a00210682/funding-formula-review Funding guidance - https://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/f/funding%20review%20june%2013%20v4.pdf

  30. High needs funding in 2014 to 2015

  31. From 2015 to 2016 academic year • A lagged system for most places based on the latest available data • Flags already included in ILR • Flags will be included in the school census from 2014 to 15 • There will still be an opportunity for local authorities and institutions to discuss any expected substantial changes to the pattern of provision.

  32. 2013 to 2014 academic year • We changed the high needs funding system in preparation for the Children & Families Bill and the significant reforms to the SEN system which will come into force from September 2014. • Institutions need more stability in place funding and we have clarified that it is not specific to an individual student or local authority. • In some cases, placement decisions and contracts have been finalised much later than envisaged. • We have played, and continue to play, a supportive role to aid discussions between local authorities and institutions.

  33. HNS 2014 to 2015 place funding Place Plus Accurate place funding gives security to institutions, and gives LAs greater control over top-up funding Intention to base place funding for 2015 to 2016 onwards on prior year data For 2014 to 2015, therefore, expect place numbers to be closely based on the actual numbers of placements commissioned in institutions for current year (2013 to 2014) Element 2 Element 3 Element 1

  34. 2014 to 2015 key changes • We will be taking a step towards a lagged system and have designed the process to provide more stability in place funding for institutions. • We have encouraged dialogue between local authorities and institutions since we launched the 2014 to15 place review process in July 2013. • We have shared 2012 to 13 R14 ILR data with local authorities and requested they take this into account when planning for 2014 to15. • We know that 2013 to14 allocated volumes are not robust in many cases have asked local authorities to declare post 16 2013 to 2014 actuals on their high needs template (HNT) • We only expect 2014 to15 numbers to deviate from 2013 to 14 actuals where there are significant changes that LAs know will happen.

  35. 2014 to 2015 Timetable On-going dialogue between institutions and local authority regarding place numbers for 2014 to15 November: Update to HNTs (high needs templates) for local authorities, including 2012 to13 ILR data December 23rd: Local authorities return HNTs and submissions January 17th: Share 2014 to 15 high needs places with FE, CCPs, NMSS and ISPs January 31st: FE, CCPs, NMSS and ISPs return exceptional submissions February: Confirmation of outcome of local authority and institution submissions March: Final high needs allocations issued to local authorities and institutions

  36. We have created a new high needs webpage, bringing together information for local authorities and institutions into a single place to improve access http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/a00228993/hn-funding-information Website

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