14 – 19 South West Birmingham Network Summer Term Meeting Education Funding Agency – New Changes, New Challenges 03 July Peter Lauener Chief Executive, Education Funding Agency

Overview  EFA role and remit  Young people’s Funding and Review  Academies and Pre-16 School Funding

EFA’s Responsibilities Provide Funding for the education of pupils in Academies Distribute The Dedicated Schools Grant for the education of pupils up to age 16 in local authority maintained schools Provide Funding for all education and training Provide Funding for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities aged Support The delivery of capital programmes for schools, Academies, Free Schools and sixth form colleges Budget: £52 billion, staff c770

EFA - High level structure

EFA locations

Young people’s Funding and Funding Review

Participation rates

RPA Autonomous Professional Providers Landmark Changes Study Programmes Funding per Student

Overall System Dynamic Education MarketProvider entry and exit Fair Funding Funding Per student Common Requirements Programmes of Study - RPA Funding Follows the StudentLagged Student Numbers Promote excellence and choiceReformed Performance Tables and Inspection Accountability Robust Minimum Standards and Inspection 10

Education destinations published as experimental data Summer 2012 Spring 2013 Employment destinations published as experimental data. Jan - Mar 2014 Jan - Mar performance tables including destinations Conditions of Funding bite Jan - Mar 2017 Sept 2012 New common inspection framework in place 2013/142014/152015/ / /12 New arrangements for high needs LLDD Sept 2014 New A levels start to be taught Full set of destination measures now available Sept 2013 RPA starts Funding per student Study Programmes Announcement - study programmes and funding reform All students offered courses based on study programme principles July 2012 Five Year Timeline 2012/13 Sept performance tables including destinations New performance tables including some destinations data

Unless it can be clearly demonstrated not to be in the interests of the student when designing Study Programmes for year olds, schools, colleges and training providers should encourage students to:  do a study programme recommended to be around 600 hours;  progress to a level of study which is higher than their prior attainment;  take qualification(s) which are stretching rather than easy to pass;  take qualification(s) that are judged to be of good/suitable size and level of rigour that will enable genuine progression to meaningful employment, training or higher levels of education;  achieve English and maths GCSE A*-C or take English and maths provision that will lead to significant progress towards this if this has not already been achieved;  participate in value-added non-qualification activity and work experience, whenever appropriate. Study Programmes for year olds and those with an LDA

Principles of a revised funding formula  Support policy objectives  Be clear and transparent  Be fair  Enable data simplification  Be clear what funds are being targeted at young people from disadvantaged backgrounds 13

Programme Cost Weighting Disadvantage Funding Area Cost adjustment Total Programme Funding Funding Formula 2013/14 Student Numbers National Funding Rate per student Retention Factor

Plus if applicable High Needs Students Student support funding Reducing Transitional protection for 11/12 spending review changes Formula protection Funding 15

Academies and Pre-16 School Funding

Growth of Academies

Academies by Phase and Type

School Funding Reform  First step towards the national funding formula, concentrating on simplifying the way schools and academies are funded  We have a very different role from our predecessors in funding schools and academies; and  We have the project lead for funding reform implementation  Significant change, which brings implications for systems, data collection, communications, processes and engagement

Our current activities  Specification of the systems to send and retrieve data/info: –the underpinning systems built on the LA pro formas –the models for academy funding e.g. exclusions may be limited but still expect some variability  Developing the role of the EFA in School Forums – the right to send an observer  Communications: –academies & School Forums –detailed communications plan, incl. integration with post 16 and setting up open sessions in the autumn