Schools Forum

28 November 2013

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Children and Young People’s Commissioning Board

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Refer to Report – main points

• Annual Safeguarding Report • Special Educational Needs & Disability • New OFSTED Framework for inspection of Children’s Services • 0-5 year old Integrated Model 3

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Schools Forum Operational and Good Practice Guidance October 2013

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Main Points and Link

• • • EFA issued updated guidance • Section 1 covers regulations and procedural issues – Structures, powers and responsibilities – Membership, public access etc….

• Section 2 covers effective Schools Forums – Training, preparation, chairing, good practice – We’ve aligned as much of our practice with this as possible http://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/297 1/operational_and_good_practice_guide http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinanc e/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding/scho olsforums/a0070290/guidance-for-schools-forums on-their-role 5

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Funding & Budget Setting Update 2014/15

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Update Since Last Meeting

• Authority Pro-forma Tool submitted – Sets out the draft funding formula for 2014/15 – EFA do compliance testing and highlight queries, issues – No issues raised – Final submitted in January 2014 informs all schools budgets • Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) Dis-applications – Applied to the EFA for 2 MFG disapplications – living wage, and former pupil retention grant (PRG) – Both approved – PRG will only be applied if necessary

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Dedicated Schools Grant – changes and timing for 2014/15

• Schools Block – finalised using October 2013 census by January 2014 • Early years – Adjustment for Sept – March of 2013/14 DSG by April 2014 – April – August of 2014/15 DSG by March 2014 – Estimate of Sept – March of 2014/15 DSG by March 2014 • High Needs Block – Fixed, although unclear on post 16 – Places updated – lagged system – Growth…

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Implications

• School Budget shares and the APT which EFA use to fund academies will need to be finalised prior to finalisation of funding levels • Run the Schools Block based on best information • Run the Early Years and High Needs Block concurrently – require additional meeting in Feb?

• Issues – Schools have in the past benefitted from investment across whole DSG – Clarity in relation to funding arrangements for 2 years old roll out, and treatment of 2013/14 underspend – Post 16 adjustment to high needs block?

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Way Forward

• Ran PPR to best of ability BUT it will change • Await December Budget announcements, which will hopefully provide some clarity and indications (e.g. 2 year old funding, High Needs, KS 1 Meals) • Still some areas being finalised locally too: – Reserves contribution – Superannuation (employers) – Work in relation to funding sub-group

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DSG Increase

• DFE have confirmed no increase to unit values in 2014/15 • Unit Value – schools block £4,861.52, early years block £ 3,568.74

• Pupil Number Increase – some early years, largely schools based on October census • Still Finalising this position • Other adjustments will be clearer after receipt of the settlement

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Coventry City Council DSG PPR - 2014/15 (Nov 13)

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Additional Forecast Resources

1.1 Adjustment Previous Years DSG 1.2 Increase in Dedicated Schools Grant* 1.3 Removal of Transitional protection 1.4 Contribution from Reserves

Total increase in Dedicated Schools Grant Early Years Block (£000) High Schools Needs Block (£000) Block (£000) Nov-13 Total (£000)

(21) (3,174) 198 (29)

148

(765)

(3,939)

(6) (495)

(27) (3,174) 198 (1,289) (501) (4,292)

2

Baseline adjustment

2.1 Removal of one off funding (12/13 under spend) Total Baseline Adjustment 0

0

290

290

33

33 323 323 Sub-Total 148 (3,649)

* no increase/decrease built in for Early Years or High Needs at this stage

(468) (3,969)

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Coventry City Council DSG PPR - 2014/15 (Nov 13)

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Pressures and savings Adjustments to Base Budget/Technical Adjustments

3.1 Pay awards - officers (

estimated

) 3.2 Pay awards - teachers (

estimated

) 3.3 Price and Income Inflation (

estimated

) 3.4 Local Government Superannuation - employer contribution 3.5 Teachers Superannuation - employer contribution 3.6 Change in Pupil Numbers 3.7 NNDR 3.8 Former PRG - remove delegation 3.9 Catering FSM 3.10 Growth Fund 3.11 Education & Learning Service Savings 3.12 Single Status Backpay 3.13 PFI Funding Gap 3.14 Efficiencies across centrally retained 3.15 Early Years Funding Formula 3.16 Post 16 Adjustments

Early Years Block (£000) High Schools Needs Block Block (£000) (£000) Nov-13 Total (£000)

19 37 1 (53) (22) 187 1,235 349 1,844 223 (468) 49 49 (350) (250) 17 (46) 56 118 37

262 1,390 387

468 (162)

1,844 170 0 49 49 (350) (250) 17 (230)

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Coventry City Council DSG PPR - 2014/15 (Nov 13)

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Draft Budget Proposals

4.1 ERP - Alderman's Green (Y3 increased provision) 4.2 KS2 pupils with Social and Emotional Needs full year effect 4.3 Special Educational Needs & Disability 4.4 Living wage (1-off and ongoing) 4.5 New Commitments - Agenda Item 7

Early Years Block (£000) High Schools Needs Nov-13 Block (£000) Block (£000) Total (£000)

1 816 91 94 71 19

94 71 836 91 (17) 3,746 701 4,430 Total Pressures 5 DSG (Not Earmarked)

5.1 Headroom/Efficiency Savings

6 (Under allocated)/Overallocated (27)

104

(404)

(307)

(30) (461)

203

0

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Contribution to Combined Budgets: Application for new commitment

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Refer to Report Main points

• School & Early Years Financing Regulations allow DSG to make wider contribution to Children’s Services • School Funding Reform introduced restrictions, any proposal to vary must be subject to Secretary of State approval • £1.9M (2013/14) in this area – schools forum sub group • 2 areas for consideration for funding from here: – Domestic Violence Information Management Service – Safeguarding

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Decision

•

Do the Schools Forum support an application to the secretary of state for new commitments against Contribution to Combined Budgets for

–

Domestic Violence Information Management Service £27,504

–

Safeguarding in Education Compliance Manager and 20% contribution to Review & Assurance Manager post £63,500

Voting: All Members

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De-delegation: Update & Decisions

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Update

• At the last meeting it was agreed to defer the decision on de-delegation of services to the November Meeting • This was to allow for further discussion (secondary headteachers); and • Further information to be provided to the primary sector in relation to some specific areas • These actions have now happened • De-delegated options are not available to academies although service providers can choose to offer SLA options

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De-delegation: 2013/14 Amounts as per S251

De-delegated Amounts (Excluding Academies)

Free school meal eligibility Licences/subscriptions Maternity/special staffing suspension Trade Union facility MGSS Behaviour support services

Nursery Class

0 897 23,511 12,006 277,737 0

314,151 Primary

20,323 55,531 349,780 192,108 951,449 301,003

1,870,194 Secondary

5,852 15,445 97,285 0 199,564 0

318,147 Total

26,175 71,873 470,576 204,114 1,428,750 301,003

2,502,491

Approval – De-delegation

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The Schools Forum should agree the de delegation for mainstream schools

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Voting: Primary and Secondary School member representatives will decide for their phase

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Schools Forum Sub-Group: Interim Report Back

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Refer to Report Main points

• Group have met once and have a further meeting scheduled in December • Appendix A details the outcomes from the meeting and further work required • In summary the group agreed that all the decisions required could be subsumed within – Schools Forum responsibility to approve central expenditure (centrally retained services) – Update and information provided in relation to Special Educational Needs & Disability Fundamental Service Review (SEND FSR) • Feedback and Final recommendations to the Schools Forum at their January Meeting