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Introduction to Financial Arrangements for Educational Provision

This document outlines the financial arrangements for educational provisions introduced by Sharon Campbell, Strategic Manager of Finance for Dedicated Schools Grant in 2006/07. It details the funding levels based on historic spending, the breakdown of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) into various blocks, and the roles of the local authority and Schools' Forum in budget decisions. Additionally, it highlights the funding allocations for special educational needs, early years provisions, and the implications of external pressures on educational budgets including carbon reduction commitments.

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Introduction to Financial Arrangements for Educational Provision

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  1. Introduction to Financial Arrangements for Educational Provision Author : Sharon Campbell Strategic Manager Finance

  2. Dedicated Schools Grant • Introduced in 2006/07 • Level of funding based on historic spend levels as an amount per pupil – subsequently uplifted • Somerset level of funding historically low • From April 2013 DSG has been broken down into blocks • Schools block (amount per pupil as at October census) based on historic spend (£4,277.55) • Early years block (amount per pupil as at January census) based on historic spend (£3,585.61), plus an amount for 2 year old provision based on a new national formula • High needs block amount based on historic spend adjusted for outside county, growth and specialist post 16 provision

  3. DSG 2013/14

  4. Budget Setting Process • LA must establish a Schools’ Forum • Schools’ Forum decides upon level of centrally retained budget within Schools’ and Early Years Blocks • LA consults on level of central budgets for High Needs and formulas for schools, academies and early years • LA MTFP is ongoing with decisions in November and February

  5. Individual Schools’ Budget • Teachers and teaching assistants • Librarians, technicians and other support staff • Support services, supplies, curriculum materials and other resources • Support for children with additional and special educational needs, including named pupils with high levels of need • Premises costs such as caretaking, cleaning, utilities, refuse collection, repairs and maintenance • Specific additional costs such as split site and PFI • For academies – insurance, maternity cover, wide area network and licences

  6. Managed on behalf of schools – de-delegated • Maintained schools • Insurance, maternity cover, wide area network and licences • Primary Schools • Contingency funding

  7. Managed centrally on behalf of all pupils • Co-ordinated admissions arrangements • Carbon reduction commitment charges (schools & academies) • Growth Fund – to provide the additional necessary funds as a result of significant growth in pupil numbers • Budgets combined with LA or external budgets to support childrens services as a result of Compact commitments

  8. Early Years Budget • Free entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds in school nursery classes, private, voluntary and independent sector • Early years provision for disadvantaged 2 year olds • Central Early Years activity • Funding for 3 and 4 year olds is based on an amount per hour reflecting different costs of various service providers • 2 year old provision is a single hourly rate regardless of setting

  9. High Needs Budget • Specialist provision and support for children and young people with high levels of Special Education Needs (0-25) • Provision for pupils out of school and those needing alternative provision • Combination of place plus top-up funding

  10. Possible Issues • As schools are now out of scope for Carbon Reduction Commitment the DSG will be top-sliced (likely to be more than being saved) • Pressure on The Key due to reduction in discount + £15k • If The Key is extended to governor support + £86k • Growth Fund

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