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What is an Academy?
- An ‘independent’, state-funded school
- A charitable company limited by guarantee
- Some, but not all, additional responsibilities
devolved from the local authority
- Two different types – ‘Fresh start’ and
Parents and Community Consultation Meeting 16 th February 2011 What - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Parents and Community Consultation Meeting 16 th February 2011 What is an Academy? An independent, state-funded school A charitable company limited by guarantee Some, but not all, additional responsibilities devolved from the
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The background at Gordano
- Foundation School
- Already own land and employ staff
- Manage our own HR
- Contracted out of LA legal and finance support
- Leading Edge, Training School & Technology
Specialism have provided a focus for collaboration with other schools
- Require very little support from LA
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Funding situation in 2011
- Budget of almost £9,000,000
- Nearly £2,000,000 of that from Sixth Form
- Frontline services protected but …
- Focus on Pupil Premium
- Cuts to Sixth Form funding
- Mainstreaming
- Cuts to Extended Services
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Additional School Funding
Technology College Funding £200,000 L e a d i n g E d g e F u n d i n g £ 9 , Training School £90,000 Devolved Capital £190,000 Merged specialist school funding £240,000 (loss of £50K) Devolved Capital £37,000 (80% cut)
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Projected reduction in funding of about £400,000
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Academy Funding
- Funding comes straight to the school
(instead of through the LA)
- School receives the LACSEG Grant
(topslice) instead of the LA
- Gordano would receive exactly £577,762
based on the Ready Reckoner
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North Somerset would still need to provide
Educational Psychology Service SEN administration, assessment and co-ordination Supply of school places Home to school transport: other home to school transport expenditure Home to school transport: SEN transport expenditure Excluded pupils Monitoring of SEN provision Parent partnership, guidance and information Servicing of schools forums Education out of school Pupil Referral Units SEN transport Provision for pupils with SEN (including assigned resources)
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North Somerset
- 40% cuts in N Somerset
- Reduction in non-statutory services
- Advisory service replaced by Exchange Board
- Only 10 secondary schools
- Wyvern becomes Hans Price Academy on 1st
May
- Backwell Plan to open as an Academy on 1st
April
- Priory, Gordano and Churchill consulting
- North Somerset are ‘neutral’ on the issue of
Academies
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Freedoms?
- Ability to set pay and conditions for staff
(current staff TUPE on existing contracts)
- Freedom from following the national curriculum
- Ability to change the length of terms and
school days
- Greater control over school budgets –
business freedoms
- Freedom to spend all of the funds delegated
for the school directly on the students in the school
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Key issues
Points of principle Our responsibilities to the wider community Democratic accountability Finance and risks - shortfall in support staff pension scheme Admissions, SEN and other LA services Terms and conditions of employment Governance
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The process
- A governors’ decision
- Consultation with staff, unions, parents,
Local Authority, Town Council and community during late January and February
- Governors Meeting 28th February
- Further investigations, clarifications &
discussions
- Governors Meeting 31st March
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