Gloucestershire Governors Association School Funding Update 26 th January 2015 Stewart King Lead commissioner for education and skills

School Funding Update To cover: Refresh on how schools are funded What’s happening nationally The Gloucestershire formula for 2015/16 Review of the funding formula f40 Pupil Premium Timetable

National Education Budget Dedicated Schools Grant £39bn Education Funding Agency Maintained Schools, early years providers, special Schools etc Funding Formulae Academies

Gloucestershire Dedicated Schools Grant 2015/16 Dedicated Schools Grant £404m Dedicated Schools Grant £404m Schools Block £332m Primary schools Secondary schools Early Years Block £21m Private, voluntary and independent Registered childminders High Needs Block £52m High needs in mainstream schools and colleges Special schools Specialist colleges Pupil Referral Units Early years SEN Specialist placements

The National Picture Government accepted that school funding is not fair But no national funding formula (yet) But extra money in 2015/16 to address unfairness Consulted on adding £350m, now £390m Based on Schools Block of Dedicated Schools Grant only - produced odd distribution Gloucestershire share = £12.3m Minimum Funding Guarantee to continue at -1.5%

Cabinet decisions for 2015/16 Share the £12.3m across mainstream, early years and high needs No new formula factors for sparsity or LAC Set the ‘cap’ at level where sum withheld from capped schools equals additional amount allocated through Minimum Funding Guarantee

Schools Forum decisions (24/9/14) Top-slice from the Schools Block for planned growth in pupil numbers, copyright licences, admissions and Schools Forum costs De-delegations: In-year increases in pupil numbers, primary - £10.53 per pupil Targeted intervention, primary - £9.27 per pupil but... Targeted intervention, secondary - £20.69 per pupil but... Union facilities - £3.05 per pupil

Formula Values for 2015/16 PrimarySecondary Lump Sum£69,195£175,000 AWPU – Key Stage 1£2,974- AWPU – Key Stage 3-£3,751 AWPU – Key Stage 4-£4,500 Schools subject to MFG281 Schools subject to capping34-

Some other funding issues Academy funding Demographic changes Balances Pay costs

A national funding formula Options: A formula to allocate a budget to 24,400 schools via a central agency B formula to allocate to LAs Option B would mean: Some local discretion So a rationale needed for local decisions

Needs-led formula review Why review - needs-led formula agreed but undermined by DfE reforms in 2013/14 Process – via Schools Forum Strategic Planning Sub- Group Recommendations by September 2015 reminder of how the needs-led funding model worked......

Gloucestershire NLF model – core assumptions - Primary A.Teaching Groups Sizes and Non-Contact Time Core Assumptions Class size For Reception to Year 4 classes (95% of contact time) 30 Class size Year 5 and 6 classes (95% of contact time) 26 Class size for ICT 5% of time 16 Non-contact (PPA) time In an average weekly timetable 10% The model assumes all teachers are funded at scale-point M6 Small Schools - minimum teaching allocations (FTE) All schools i.e. schools of less than 60 pupils will receive a teaching allocation based on 60 pupils. 2.0 Schools over 50 pupils (see note b)2.3 Schools over 70 pupils (see note a)3.0 Schools over 105 pupils (see note a)4.0

FTE Non-contact time funded Leadership Team & non-contact time 60 pupils120 pupils200 pupils300 pupils400 pupils Head teacher Deputy Head Assistant Head (2 of) TLR 2.1 (non-contact funded) 01 (0) 1 (0.05) 4 (0.20) 8 (0.40) TLR 2.2 (non-contact funded) 001 (0) 2 (0.20) 4 (0.40) SENCO Total FTE

f40 Proposal for formula-based approach to all DSG blocks: Schools Early years High needs Developed by 12 LAs, so compromises Meeting with DfE 21 st January Briefing for MPs 3 rd February

Features of the f40 model Schools block based on core assumptions on ‘class costs’ and teaching group sizes Lump sum based on ‘minimum normal’ school size – Primary = 60 pupils, Secondary = 600 pupils DfE commissioned review of high needs funding (ISOS) Area costs added Model produces: Huge redistribution from London Mixed picture for other metropolitan authorities Big gains for shire counties

Pupil Premium £1,300 per primary pupil, £935 per secondary pupil. On ever 6 model PP allocates £18.1m in Gloucestershire Also allocation for deprivation through main formula - £861 per primary fsm pupil; £737 per secondary fsm pupil. On ever 6 model Wider ‘gap’ than national average at both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 Both attainment and progress of PP pupils below national average at Key Stage 4 Schools Forum reviewing UIFSM registration

Timetable Final formula submitted 20 th January 2015 Budgets issued to maintained schools 27 th February 2015 Annual grant for academies announced 31 st March 2015 Early years block not finalised until July 2016!