Finding Funding Brian Gale Director Policy & Campaigns 25 November 2011

Between 2010/11 and 2014/15 - a 60% reduction in capital spend

School Capital Allocation 2011/12 £2 billion 800MSchool places £858MCapital maintenance LA schools and Surestart £196MVA schools £185MDevolved capital (reduced) £85MAcademies Maintenance Fund – urgent build

Priorities School places Building decay (H&S)

2012/13 Don’t know yet It will probably be less than before

School Revenue Minimum Funding Guarantee But inflation means a real terms reduction

Local Authority Budget Under greater pressure than schools Loss of School Access Initiative of £92M in 2011/12

But.... Duties under SEN & Disability Act remain Schools - Accessibility Plans LA – Accessibility Strategies

But.... A duty forgotten

Equality Act 2010 Reasonable adjustment duty extended to schools September 2012

But.... What will it cover? Will it apply to Soundfield?