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High needs funding arrangements: 2014 to 2015
Briefing for academies Russell Ewens Funding Policy Unit
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High needs priorities for academies
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Knowing about the high needs changes in 2014 to 2015
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Understanding the place review process
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Understanding the impact on your academy
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Context for 2014 to 2015 changes
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2 nd year of new funding system
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High needs funding one element of wider funding reforms
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School funding reforms – the £6K threshold
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Places review co-ordinated by local authorities
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Impact on different academies
Mainstream academy without a designated special unit and no sixth form
• £6K threshold and the local formula
Mainstream academy with a designated special unit and/or sixth form
• £6K threshold and the places review
Special and AP academies
• Place review only
All academies
• Continuing discussions with local authorities on top up funding 4
SEN reforms in Children and Families Bill
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New Education, Health and Care Plans
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Local authorities publish their offer of services to support SEND
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New system due to come into effect from September 2014 – which funding system is designed to support
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About the places review
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Place funding around 1/3 of high needs funding outside mainstream school budgets
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Local authorities leading a review of the distribution of place funding
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Important for special and AP academies and mainstream academies with special units and/or sixth forms
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Focus on actual placements in the 2013 to 2014 academic year
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Places review timeline
Date
July 2013
Event
Initial information published LAs received data September October 2013 October 23 December 2013 Briefings to LAs on high needs arrangements LAs review high needs places in collaboration with institutions January 2014 onwards EFA calculate allocations to LAs and institutions 7
£6K threshold
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From 2014 funding delegated through local formula to allow schools to meet special needs costs up to £6k
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EFA will help LAs finding transition difficult
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Scope for additional funding to be given where local formula does not target enough money
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Academies and LAs discuss additional funding need and distribution criteria
Role of local authorities
Prime responsibility for planning and funding high needs provision Working with academies, schools and schools forum Work with institutions and other LAs to review distribution of places Embed other aspects of high needs funding and SEN reforms Review and confirm individual pupil/student placements and associated top-up funding 9
Role of the Education Funding Agency
Support LAs on high needs funding issues Support LAs’ places review activity Consider submissions from LAs and institutions’ exceptional cases Provide final DSG allocations to LAs and other funding allocations to institutions, including academies For academies, high needs place funding will be in funding allocation (FAP) 10
Role of institutions
Get involved in places review activity with LAs commissioning places Accurately complete the school census in October Check the Funding Allocation Pack (FAP) when it is issued NB institutions do not need to return any other data 11
High needs budget issues
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Local authority allocations remain cash flat per pupil in 2014 to 2015
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National Fair Funding Formula to be introduced in 2015
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Cannot assume more funds available in 2014 to 2105
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Place number increases should be rare as otherwise unaffordable
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What to expect in the next 4 months
Date
October December Mid February
Event
To be contacted by LAs about current levels of all high needs places, including those commissioned by other LAs To see your high needs place funding allocation in your FAP, and the local formula budget share for mainstream academies (including notional SEN budget) 13
Other online events
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Presentations:
Pre-16 Funding Post 16 funding High needs for local authorities • -
Webinars
High needs for academies (20 November) Funding for Free Schools, University Technology Colleges and Studio Schools (25 November) To register for a webinar, please follow this link: https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/academyfunding/ 14
Further information
• Funding guidance available on the DfE website and Resources tab of the Live Group portal ( https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/academyfunding/ ) • Academy enquiries can be addressed to [email protected]
• Responses on the Feedback tab of the Live Group portal 15