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What are the Key issues and challenges for you in this new

What are the Key issues and challenges for you in this new Tri-Borough role and how will you address them. City of Westminster Proposals for Implementing School Funding Reforms. BACKGROUND. DSG will be split into 3 Blocks (not ring-fenced) Schools Block, High Needs Block, Early Years Block

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  1. What are the Key issues and challenges for you in this new Tri-Borough role and how will you address them City of Westminster Proposals for Implementing School Funding Reforms

  2. BACKGROUND • DSG will be split into 3 Blocks (not ring-fenced) • Schools Block, High Needs Block, Early Years Block • The national strategy is to simplify funding with a view to moving toward a more transparent national arrangement and prepare for a ‘future’ implementation of a national funding formula • This Consultation focuses on issues affecting primary and special schools (including Academies) • All data held centrally by the DfE and based on October Census • Simple and transparent to allow funding for Academies on the same basis as maintained schools • Minumum Funding Guarantee (MFG) simplified and set at -1.5% for 2 years. Currently no guarantee beyond 2014/15 • LACSEG will cease but will be replaced by the delegation of certain funding

  3. SCHOOLS BLOCK • New Formula • New Delegation, some Central Retention and de-delegation of some amounts • Funding for statements – First £6k; Notional SEN Budget • Funding for Attached Special Units • Reception Uplift • Pupil Growth

  4. New Formula Factors Only 12 allowable Factors (of which 3 not relevant to Westminster • Basic Entitlement (AWPU) – Prim, KS3, KS4 • Deprivation – FSM6 (rather than IDACI bands or FSM) • Looked After Children (LAC) - £1,000 per pupil • Low Cost, High Incidence SEN – uses LPA as proxy indicator Secondary based on KS2, Prim EYFSP at 78 points

  5. New Formula Factors • EAL – Up to 3 years, separate rates for primary and secondary • Mobility • Lump Sum - £200k per school • Split Sites • Rates

  6. Minimum Funding Guarantee and Caps on Gainers • MFG set at -1.5% per pupil • Each model has an MFG requirement (this ranges between £1.4m and £1.9m) • In order to fund the MFG we are proposing to scale back the gainers who gain more than 1.3% per pupil (for exemplification these per-pupil gains are calculated using the same basis as for the MFG)

  7. New Delegation • Replaces DSG LACSEG for recoupment academies • Some amounts will still be kept centrally from Schools Block to pay for Central Services that support schools • Decisions on de-delegation of certain amounts to be taken by representatives of the relevant phase on Schools Forum

  8. HIGH NEEDS BLOCK – IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS • Schools to meet the first £6k of additional costs of high needs pupils (with statements) from delegated budget • Funding to move from HN block to Schools Block to pay for this – proposing to keep some funding back to support those schools with a high proportion of statements that may be disadvantaged • Remainder of funding to be received as a top-up (from HN block) from commissioning LA • Notional SEN Budget • Attached Units and Special Schools – base funding of £10k per place • Top-up funding from commissioning LA • Current policy that statements start from £9.3k likely to remain

  9. Early Years Block • Need to review EYSFF to ensure compliant with new regulations • Factors need to be pupil specific rather than relating to the setting • Some factors in existing formula will not be allowed • A separate consultation will be held with the relevant settings on changes required • Funding for two-year old offer to be included in DSG from 13/14

  10. Schools Forum • No lower limit on members – currently 15. • Right of attendance for Officers and members restricted. • Voting rights - on the schools formula only schools and PVI. • All schools and providers to be consulted on the changes to the formula for 2013

  11. Key Dates • 04 October 2012 – Schools Census • Oct/Nov 2012 – DfE and LA’s check and validate school census data • 12 October 2012 – Consultation on changes to funding formula ends • 22 October – Schools Forum • 31 October - LAs submit provisional 2013-14 school budget proforma to EFA • 28 November 2012 – school census database close • 10 December 2012 – EFA confirms DSG allocations for 2013-14 ( Prior to academy recoupment) • 18 January 2013 – Local Authorities submit final school budget pro-formas, and underlying data, to EFA

  12. QUESTIONS • Contact details • Yoke O Brien yobrien@westminster.gov.uk • Tim Gibson tim.gibson@RBKC.gov.uk

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