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Overview of Academy Funding: Implications for DSG and Council Funding

Overview of Academy Funding: Implications for DSG and Council Funding. Aims and Objectives. Types of academies for funding purposes Funding ins/outs for academies LACSEG – what is it? Academy risks Future of academy funding. Principles (extract from DfE website).

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Overview of Academy Funding: Implications for DSG and Council Funding

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  1. Overview of Academy Funding: Implications for DSG and Council Funding

  2. Aims and Objectives • Types of academies for funding purposes • Funding ins/outs for academies • LACSEG – what is it? • Academy risks • Future of academy funding

  3. Principles (extract from DfE website) • The principle of academies' funding is that academies should receive the same level of per-pupil funding as they would receive from the local authority (LA) as a maintained school. • They also receive funding to meet their additional responsibilities that are no longer provided for them by the LA.

  4. Pre 2008 academies: List these academies Harris Academy @ Peckham Harris Girls Academy Bermondsey Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich St Michaels and All Angels Walworth Academy Bacons College Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich City of London Academy Post 2008 academies: The Globe Academy (01/09/2008) The Charter School (06/09/2010) Kingsdale Foundation School (01/11/2010) Dulwich Hamlet Junior School (01/04/2011) Peckham Park Primary School (01/09/2011) Redriff Primary School (01/11/2011) Sacred Heart Catholic School (tba 2012-13) St Michael’s Catholic College(tba 2012-13) DSG and Academies

  5. DSG IN: DSG for SEN pupils Number of pupils x £7,244 DSG OUT: Statemented funding paid out at Band 3 and 4 rates £12,715 £15,125 Pre 2008 Academies

  6. Estimated funding in: 4,273 pupil at £7,200 DSG Formula grant for core functions £30.95m DSG OUT: Statemented funding paid at Band 3 and 4 rates £0.5m Budget 2012-13 £28.3m DSG LACSEG £0.6m Difference: +£1.55m Post 2008 academies

  7. Sacred Heart Catholic School and St Michael’s Catholic College Funding in DSG £9.8m Funding out: SBS £9.9m SEN £0.14m LACSEG £ 0.2m Diff - £0.44k Post 2008 academies

  8. LACSEG Local Authority Central Spend Equivalent Grant (LACSEG) – DSG and Council’s Budget Funding paid to academies to meet additional duties and responsibilities In recognition of the fact that they do not receive a number of services that LA provide to maintained schools Based on LA’s section 251 returns (pro rata to pupils)

  9. Behaviour support (DSG contribution to ICSS services) Free School Meal Eligibility (team that administer FSME) Licences and subscriptions Miscellaneous (Education Business Alliance) Supply Cover (Long Term Sickness) – Maternity Scheme School Admissions School Specific Contingencies (new!) DSG LACSEG – what items are relevant?

  10. DSG contingencies In LACSEG • Formula Errors Out LACSEG • Pupil Growth – planned expansion (not unallocated at the beg of the year) • SEN Statements

  11. SEN statements, fees to independent schools etc Education other than at School, Pupil Referral Unit etc Early Years – payments to PVI providers Schools in Financial Difficulty (includes the School Intervention Pot) CERA (BSF project contribution) Combined Budgets: Headteacher Executive Southwark Cathedral Education Centre SACRE EIS centrally held Critical Incident Support Schools Audit Health and Safety Contribution What is NOT included in DSG LACSEG?

  12. 2011-12 £899k top sliced from Council funding 2012-13 Same as 2011-12 2013-14 Use Section 251 (same as DSG LACSEG) LA or Council LACSEG

  13. IN LACSEG: Education Welfare School Improvement Administration of clothing grants Asset management (managing of capital projects) Statutory and Regulatory Monitoring of curriculum NOT IN LACSEG: Psychology SEN assessment and statementing Supply of school places Home to school transport LA or Council’s LACSEG

  14. Risks and Issues • LACSEG equates to 2.9% of total centrally held funding (or £27 a pupil) • For each converter estimated £92 DSG LACSEG primary £155 secondary per pupil • Difficulties in calculating DSG • In year convertor LACSEG – how funded? • Time lag – some academies not receive the additional 1.79% until September • Council budget risks • LACSEG deductions not equate to savings possible from services • DSG LACSEG currently afforded through rising pupil numbers

  15. Funding reform - academies • Current funding system is not fit for purpose for changing academy environment • Aim is for schools and academies to be funded on a broadly comparable basis • Proposing to clearly define the responsibilities of maintained schools, LA’s and academies • Considering national formula for LACSEG

  16. Summary • Two types of academies • DSG in • DSG out • LACSEG • School funding reform

  17. DSG funded: special educational needs (SEN) support services behaviour support services 14-16 practical learning options school meals and milk assessment of free school meals eligibility repair and maintenance of kitchens museum and library services licences and subscriptions central staff costs (maternity, long term sickness and trade union duties) Council budget: costs of LA statutory/regulatory duties asset management costs school improvement services monitoring national curriculum assessments education welfare services pupils' support (e.g. clothing grants) music services visual and performing arts services outdoor education services certain redundancy and early retirement costs LACSEG – What responsibilities transfer?

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