Transcript Schools Funding – Andy Winn

Finance & Bid Writing
(A Whistle Stop Tour)
Andy Winn & Gaynor Edwards
LFS Team, County Hall
21st May 2011
Schools Funding – Andy Winn
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Funding Streams – Acronym Hell
Main funding streams:
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Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
Schools Development Grant (SDG) (Part of
Standards Funds)
Schools Standards Grant (SSG)
Schools Standards Grant (Personalisation) (SSGP)
Other Funding Streams:
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Devolved Formula Capital (DFC)
Other Standards Funds (Extended Schools, Strategy
Money – sector specific)
Redirected Funds from the LA (Cluster, School
Improvement Unit, Individual Needs, etc)
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DSG – How the money moves
• Annual budget from George Osborne
• Basic increase in funding per pupil (Except in 2011/2012)
• Ministerial Priorities
• DFE apply National Funding Formula and publish
DSG funding rates for all 149 authorities
• Local Authorities calculate funding allocations
George Osborne
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Cornwall’s DSG Funding 2008 to 2011
• DFE funding rates
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2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
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£3,742.36
£3,878.86
£4,042.72
£4,663.54
• 2008/2009 was the first year of the last three year CSR
period
• 2011/2012 SHOULD have been the first of the next
three year CSR period
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Pupils = Funding
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Pupil Numbers
2007/2008 = 70,864.5
2008/2009 = 69,946.5
2009/2010 = 69,268.0
2010/2011 = 68,823.0
2011/2012 = 69,120.0
• Total pupils multiplied by funding per pupil give
total DSG figure for the Authority.
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How we split the funding up
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DSG
DSG
DSG
DSG
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2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
£261,765,000
£268,681,000
£278,232,000
£322,344,000
• 90% delegated to Schools (ISB)
• 10% centrally directed - schools related
expenditure undertaken by the LA. (Individual
Needs/Admissions/Capital Team/School
Improvement Unit etc)
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So, Over to You!
• How Do You Think Schools Individual Budgets
Should be Calculated?
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Projected Fair Funding Formula
2010/2011 – The Pie
Split of Funding Streams 2010/11
68%
Pupil Led Funding
6%
Premises
10%
14%
2%
Others
Grants
LSC
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Academies Funding - Key Issues
• Funding (for 2011/2012) is based on LA formula
but is supplemented by additional allocation to
cover those tasks and responsibilities undertaken
by the LA
• LA will continue to support schools through
transition period & beyond
• Academies can buy many services from the LA
• Funding + Support provided by YPLA
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LACSEG and GAG
• LACSEG = Local Authority Central Spend
Equivalent – element of LA administered school
spending that passes to Academy.
• GAG = General Annual Grant – funding amount
passed to Academy direct from YPLA.
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Academy Funding – Effect on DSG
Centrally Administered
LACSEG
ISB
ISB
LACSEG
Centrally Administered
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Approximate Academy Funding – 300 pupil school
£1,400,000
£1,200,000
VAT, £37,000
LACSEG, £54,000
£1,000,000
Academy Top Up,
£121,000
£800,000
£600,000
ISB Allocation,
£940,000
£400,000
£200,000
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Items in LACSEG
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SEN support services (non-statemented)
Behaviour Support
Education Welfare
Free School Meals eligibility
Gifted and Talented
Statistics
School Improvement
Capital Services
Governor support
NQT induction
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Services and costs funded from
other local authority sources
• Costs of a local authority's statutory / regulatory
duties
• Asset management costs
• Monitoring national curriculum assessment
• Pupils support (e.g. clothing grants)
• Music services
• Visual and performing arts services
• Outdoor education services
• Certain redundancy and early retirement costs
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Other services and costs transferred
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14-16 practical learning options
School meals and milk
Repair and maintenance of kitchens
Museum and library services
Licences and subscriptions
Central staff costs (maternity, long term sickness
and trade union duties)
• Costs of certain employment terminations
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Bid Writing – Gaynor Edwards
• Previous Experience
• Sailing Club (Juniors)
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Sailing Equipment
Safety Equipment
Volunteers Grants
Training Grants
Sailing Boats (Feva, Topper, Optimist & Pico boats)
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)
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How I Did It…
• Begging Letters
• Some more successful than others
• Fundraising Events
• Again, some more successful than others
• Grant Applications
• Again, some more successful than others
• Sailing Club (Junior Division) Development Plan
• This was the crutch to all applications
• Membership
• RYA and RYA OnBoard
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How to Start
• LA Controlled Schools can not become a charity
• However, your PSA / PTA can!
• Write a Plan
• Expect to write many drafts
• Include a costing exercise
• Essential, Legitimate and Additional Costs
• Be Realistic!
• And get as many others on-board as you possibly can
• Question Your Project!
• Before anyone else does
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Question Yourself
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What exactly do you want to achieve?
Do your team collectively agree on this?
Do you actually need this project?
Are you providing an unique service or project?
What research have you undertaken, and have
you done enough?
• Have you involved your potential users/
customers in your research?
• How will the project be sustained?
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Writing Your Plan
• Your opening is incredibly important
• Make it stand out
• Use colour if and where possible (print and paper)
• Yours could be one of hundreds of applications – so
make it interesting and thought provoking
• Don’t always write the obvious
• If you’re raising funds for a swimming pool, don’t talk
about the pool – talk about community cohesion and
getting the local youth groups involved in fitness rather
than being on the streets.
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Writing Your Plan
• Talk about all Ages
• If you mention involving the community, then this
means all the community – not just specific age groups,
such as Teenagers or the WI
• Include Costings
• Realistic Costings (allowing room for manoeuvre and
copies of any quotes)
• Sustainability
• How will your project be sustained in the future?
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To Sum Up
• Make it interesting – if people are interested they
are more likely to fund your project!
• Work collaboratively
• Keep the ball rolling
• Don’t give up!
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Possible Funding Websites
• http://ukfundraising.com/
• http://www.fundraisingschools.co.uk/
• Charge Subscription £182.75 per annum
• www.footballfoundation.org.uk
• Junior Kit Scheme
• http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk
• Educational Grants Programme
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www.awardsforall.org.uk
www.funderfinder.org.uk
www.youthmusic.org.uk
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
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National Funding Formula
• Big Issues
• Different funding levels between Local Authorities
• Different funding levels between Academies
• Different funding levels between similar sized
schools
• Will a “one size fits all” approach work?
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Thank you for listening!
• Andy Winn, LFS Team Manager
• [email protected]
• Gaynor Edwards, Lead Training Officer
• [email protected]
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