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Primary and Special School Bursars and Business Managers Conference 2012

Primary and Special School Bursars and Business Managers Conference 2012. Introduction by Penny Gaunt - Deputy Director of Children’s Services. Agenda. 09:00 – Penny Gaunt, Opening Address 09:15 – Key Note Speaker – Andrew Read 09:55 – Coffee and market place 10:25 – Briefing Sessions 1 & 2

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Primary and Special School Bursars and Business Managers Conference 2012

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  1. Primary and Special School Bursars and Business Managers Conference 2012 Introduction by Penny Gaunt - Deputy Director of Children’s Services

  2. Agenda • 09:00 – Penny Gaunt, Opening Address • 09:15 – Key Note Speaker – Andrew Read • 09:55 – Coffee and market place • 10:25 – Briefing Sessions 1 & 2 • 11:25 – Jenny Clench, Head of Inclusion Support • 12:00 – Lunch and market place

  3. Agenda continued… • 13:30 – Jane Carter, Head of Contracts & Purchasing Unit • 14:00 – Briefing Sessions – 3 (5 Sessions) • 14:30 – Glynis Hargreaves, Schools Finance Manager • 15:00 – Conference Close

  4. The changing landscape and our new relationship • Increased autonomy for schools • Strategic role for Local Authorities • Local accountability for schools – sufficiency and quality • Improving outcomes in particular for the most vulnerable • Securing full participation in high quality education and training opportunities

  5. Collective Commitments • Strong, moral imperative to retain universal collective commitments to improving outcomes for Children and Young People across East Sussex • Collegiate consent-based approach to educational strategies, particularly for the most vulnerable • Continued emphasis on early intervention and preventative services • Premium on partnership working • Commitment to economic development

  6. Finance in brief Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2011: • Continued commitment to reducing national structural deficit. • Public spending target to be maintained. ESCC context: • 2011/12 - £37m savings required • 2012/13 – additional £51m savings required over 3 years • Children’s Services Department - £8.9m gap • £5m savings have been proposed so far • County Council considering investment plan in February to help close gap

  7. Finance in brief • School Funding nationally- extra £1.2bn • £600m to fund schools places • £600m to support reforms (e.g. Free Schools) • Funding for individual schools budget shares will be cash flat • Amount and scope of pupil premium increasing

  8. Services to Schools 2012/13 • Over 60 services now on offer • Aligning purchasing decisions – Governing Bodies • Reviewed purchasing system • New look Czone pages - Learning, Running, Governing

  9. New look Czone pages

  10. Key dates • 26th January: Service Descriptions launched on Czone • 1st – 30th April: Purchasing period

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