2013-14 Funding Reforms
11 December 2012
Introductions
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Tania Nightingale – Principal Improvement Manager
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Denise Lowther – Senior SEN Officer
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Jon Lee - Strategic Finance Manager, CCL
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Bob Seaman - Group Accountant, Schools Finance
Overview
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Early Years Single Funding Formula (including 2
year olds)
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High Needs Arrangements and Funding
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Nationally defined change
Consultation
High Needs and Early years
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Phase 1 consultation – high level
Special school heads
Nursery heads and EY cross sector
Formal consultation (8 weeks):
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Started 16th November 2012
Closes on 11th January 2013
Discussion at Schools Forum – 19th February 2013
Information from briefings and presentations will be
available on the Finance Consultation website
Early Years – Maintained Settings
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In 2012-13 Nursery schools received property and some
other funding (e.g. SSG) through the ISB, not the EYSFF.
Nursery units property costs were also funded via the
ISB.
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In 2013-14 this funding has moved to the DSG early
years block so also needs to be funded via the EYSFF
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Nursery schools – EYSFF applies from 2013-14.
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Property costs 70p per hour; and
Approx 80p per hour other funding
Nursery units – property costs funded via EYSFF at 70p
per hour in 2013-14
Early Years – High Needs
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In respect of EY children with high needs the
expectations placed on EY settings of what they should
fund from their EYSFF funding are set out in the EY
descriptors.
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As with schools in 2012-13, 5% of the EYSFF basic
funding (14p per hour) will be deemed to be a settings
notional SEN
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If individual children require high needs funding above
the EY notional SEN funding then a submission will need
to be made to the high needs block panel for additional
support.
Early Years – 2 Year Old Entitlement
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EYSFF for 2 year olds
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Places for approximately 1,600 children from September 2013.
Rate based on hourly elements of existing EYSFF for 3 and 4
year olds.
Proposal £3.537 per hour base rate plus £0.81 (2 year olds
addition) plus quality supplements .
Some capital funding likely to be available also
Early Years Consultation Questions
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The consultation document and supporting material can
be found on the Finance Consultation website on the
NCC internet:
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/educationandlear
ning/services/schlfin/pages/financeconsultations.aspx
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Specific questions contained in the document
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Please respond where this is relevant to you
Early Years Block
Questions / Comments
High Needs Block
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DfE Approach – Recap
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Our Vision
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Mainstream SEN
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Specialist Provision – SEN Units and Resourced
Provisions
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Specialist Provision – Special Schools
DfE Approach - Recap
Pre-16 SEN and AP
Element 1:
Core
education
funding
Contribution of £6,000 to
additional support required
by a pupil with high needs,
from the notional SEN
budget
Element 3:
Top-up
funding
Mainstream per-pupil
funding (AWPU)
Element 2:
Additional
support
funding
Mainstream settings
Specialist settings
Base funding of £10,000 for
SEN and £8,000 for AP
placements, which is
roughly equivalent to the
level up to which a
mainstream provider would
have contributed to the
additional support
provision of a high needs
pupil. Base funding is
provided on the basis of
planned places.
Post-16 SEN and
LDD
All settings
Mainstream per-student
funding (as calculated by
the national 16-19 funding
system)
Contribution of £6,000 to
additional support required
by a student with high
needs
“Top-up” funding from the commissioner to meet the needs of each pupil or student placed
in the institution
This diagram appeared as Figure 1 (p.43) of School funding
reform: Next steps towards a fairer system.
High Needs NCC Vision
In Northamptonshire, our vision is to ensure that all children
and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
have a full range of support and opportunities available to
them. This will enable them to become confident individuals
and successful learners and achieve the life outcomes to
which they and their families aspire.
The Government’s school funding reforms provide a real
opportunity for schools to meet children’s needs more
quickly with less need for bureaucratic processes.
Mainstream High Needs
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All local authorities are required to publish a local offer
showing the support available to disabled children and
young people and those with SEN, and their families
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Defines under the new arrangements:
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School responsibilities (elements 1 and 2) as defined by the
Descriptors; and
The Authority’s responsibilities (element 3).
Objectives:
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Improve outcomes
Focus on prevention and early intervention
Maximum use of limited resources
Mainstream High Needs
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Removes the direct link between SEN statements and
additional funding
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Elements 1 and 2 - included in schools 2013-14
indicative budgets
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In 2013-14 schools and settings responsible for funding
the AWPU plus the first £6k of element 2 (additional
support)
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Element 3 – provides further funding to the school if an
individual pupil has significant additional needs (not
solely those with a statement)
The Notional SEN Budget
DfE ‘School Funding Reform: Arrangements for 2013-14’
(page 7, paragraph 35) states that:
“Whichever way local authorities choose to allocate funding for low
cost, high incidence SEN, they will still be required to give mainstream
schools a notional SEN budget from the Schools Block. This might be
made up of funding from the basic per-pupil entitlement, deprivation
and low cost, high incidence SEN factors. It is from this notional
budget that mainstream schools will be expected to:
a) Meet the needs of pupils with low cost, high incidence SEN; and
b) Contribute, up to a certain level set by the local authority,
towards the costs of provision for pupils with high needs
(including those with high cost, low incidence SEN).”
Primary and Secondary Schools
Notional SEN Budget
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Not a new principle
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Notional SEN is already in existence – 2012-13 budget
statements
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2013-14 - 8.3% of AWPU and 12% of deprivation
allocations
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The notional SEN budget is already in the school budget
and should be used to meet items (a) and (b) from the
previous slide i.e. Elements 1 and 2
Mainstream High Needs
Carry forwards
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In order to support the changes Schools Forum have
agreed to add an additional line to the SB1 form for ‘SEN
/ high needs costs in future years’.
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We are proposing that LA maintained schools are able to
set aside up to 20% of the notional SEN budget in any
given year to help plan financially for high needs pupils
in future years where possible
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Outside any calculations for potential claw back of
balances.
Mainstream High Needs
Transitional Arrangements
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Where a pupil has an existing statement funding will
continue in 2013-14 at:
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Approximately the existing 2012-13 statement funding level;
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Less element 2 of £6k (which is in 2013-14 schools formula funding)
Proposed 2013-14 top up rates for
existing mainstream statements
Primary top up
Secondary top up
£0
£0
Bands E1 and E2
£3,000
£2,100
Bands F1 and F2
£6,000
£5,250
Bands up to and including
D2
Mainstream High Needs
Top Up Funding
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The assumption is that the majority of needs should be met
by the funding allocated to schools in the new 2013-14
formula
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For new high needs students costing more than the AWPU
plus £6k schools can make a submission to the high needs
panel for top up funding. This could also apply where schools
have significantly above average numbers of mainstream HN
pupils.
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Applications to be evidenced based and assessed individually
to begin with
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Beyond 2013/14 may consider a banded / matrix type
approach
Mainstream High Needs
- High Needs Panel
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The consultation lists the evidence that would be required
with any submission and asks for feedback on this
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Submissions may be made as additional needs are identified
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Expectation that the high needs panel will meet monthly
with representation from different phases
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Funding allocated may be time limited and linked to pupil
outcomes
Mainstream Academies
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Clarifying with the EFA on the timing of when these
changes will impact on mainstream academies (non
special schools)
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Our current understanding is that existing funding
arrangements for pupils with statements, SEN units and
resourced provisions will continue until August 2013
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The high needs changes will therefore take place for
these schools from September 2013.
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More information will be issued on this when
confirmed.
Mainstream Schools
Questions / Comments
Specialist Settings
SEN Units and Resourced Provision
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Previously known as DSPs, the descriptions to be
applied as used by the DfE are:
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SEN Units are special provisions within a mainstream school
where children are taught mainly within separate classes
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Resourced provisions are where places are reserved at a
mainstream school for pupils with a specific type of SEN,
taught mainly within mainstream classes, but requiring a base
and some specialist facilities around the school.
SEN Units and Resourced Provision
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Historically a large number of empty places are funded
(approx 50% in 2012-13)
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Review is being undertaken to look at provision location
and needs across county
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Have already identified gaps in Autism, BESD and
primary excluded pupils and those at risk of exclusion
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Plan is for decisions on 2014-15 provision to be made by
July 2013 so in accordance with the new arrangements
high needs place numbers for 2014-15 can be submitted
to the EFA in September 2013
Specialist Settings
SEN Units or Resourced Provision In Schools (3)
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Funding is £10k per agreed place
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SEN units and Resourced Provision pupils will NOT count
in Schools Block funding
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Beyond this top up funding can be allocated
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Given the under-subscription in some settings the
authority is proposing to take occupancy into account
when considering requests for top up funding.
SEN Units and Resourced Provision
Questions / Comments
Specialist Settings – Special Schools
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A number of Special school heads meetings have been attended
over the last few months by officers to explain the DfE
requirements for 2013-14 .
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These meetings have included presentations on the financial
impact of the limited alternative options available to the authority
in funding this sector.
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2013-14 matrix rates – split by 1st £10k place funding and amount
above is high needs top up (element 3)
Specialist Settings – Special Schools
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Matrix funding/bands proposed to continue on a
revised basis
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Existing ISB non matrix funding including property needs
to be included in Special School funding
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Protection exists for 2013-14 of maximum reduction of 1.5% per special school (assuming all NCC places are
filled)
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Top up funding is NOT allocated for the financial (or
academic year). i.e. top up is not paid for vacancies.
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Top up funding follows the pupil on a prompt basis
Special Academies from April 2013
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Changes take place from April 2013
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£10k per place funding will be funded direct by EFA
(as a top slice from NCC DSG High Needs Block)
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Element 3 top up funding will be the responsibility of
the commissioning LA
Special Schools
Questions / Comments
High Needs Consultation Questions
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The consultation document and supporting material can
be found on the Finance Consultation website on the
NCC internet:
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/educationandlear
ning/services/schlfin/pages/financeconsultations.aspx
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Specific questions contained in the document
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Please respond where this is relevant to you
Summary
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Formal consultation (8 weeks):
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Responses by 11 January 2013
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Encourage colleagues to participate – please engage
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Also doing briefings to parents, PVI early years
managers and attending the schools inclusion network
meetings
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Discussion at Schools Forum 19th February 2013
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Thank you for participating