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Priorities and Financial Strategy 2007/08 and Beyond

Schools Budget Presentations January 2007

Schools Forum Working Group

Schools Forum set up a Budget Working

Party to consider a strategic five year approach to the budget problems associated with the reduction in Dedicated Schools Grant arising from falling rolls

The key facts that follow and your responses

will determine the approach and how best to manage the budget reductions

There are key decisions to be taken – and

your views are important

Key Messages 1 - Background

High schools +7.5% increase per pupil Primary schools +4.0% increase per pupil Falling Rolls at least –1.5% pa until 2020 Herefordshire school funding 147th /149 Ofsted - “Academic progress slowed” Significant Personalised learning agenda Council Funding - Below average, capping rules, 19% below unitary average, no growth Funding for schools, education and children’s services comes from two main sources – Dedicated Schools Grant & Council Tax

Key Messages 2 - Schools

Fixed costs will bear an increasing share of a

reducing budget

Fewer pupils mean unit costs of small schools will

rise

For each pupil less we lose grant of £3,297 £2,062 will be found in individual school budgets Protection refunds up to £756 per pupil up to 30

pupils and £114 per pupil up to 200 pupils

Balance either comes from reductions in central

services to schools or further reductions in individual school budgets

Estimate Dedicated School Grant will reduce by

a net £300,000 year on year AFTER savings in schools

• 1. Services funded by DSG

1% £0.73m Pupil Referral Units 2% £1.75m Special Educational Needs 100% £81.25m TOTAL (incl grants) 2% £1.57m Other smaller items 1% £1.0m Other Under Fives 2% £1.6m Independent Special schools (JAM) 3% £2.4m Nursery education funding 89% £72.2m Individual School Budgets

School Reviews

High Schools Budget reductions of £2.8 m over 4

years equivalent to loss of 93 teachers

Primary schools – budget reductions of £2.3m over

4 years – equivalent of 82 teachers Questions for schools

How do we maintain standards with loss of

teachers whilst spending on same fixed costs?

Where is the balance between parity of entitlement

and parity of funding?

Unit Costs

Primary (incl Banded Funding)

12 schools with unit costs greater than £3,297 DSG per pupil Max at £4,245, Min £3,326 per pupil Average £2,701, lowest £2,256 per pupil

High Schools (excl VI forms/SEN)

Max £3,477, Ave £3,077, Min £2,959

Big differences in costs between

largest and smallest

Cost of Protection – Primary

£437 +68% £260 £4.4m 12.1% £3.3m 9.6% Total £319 £207 £3.2m 8.9% £2.6m 7.6% Flat Rate £118 £53 £1.2m 3.3% £0.7m 2.0% Curriculum Protection 12/13 Per pupil 06/07 Per pupil 12/13 £ % 06/07 £ %

Cost of Protection – Highs

£96 +74% £55 £0.83m 2.2% £0.58m 1.7% Total 12/13 Per pupil 06/07 Per pupil 12/13 £ % 06/07 £ % £39 £27 £0.32m 0.9% £0.29m 0.8% Flat Rate £57 £28 £0.51m 1.3% £0.29m 0.8% Curriculum Protection

• 2. Services funded by Council tax

7.3% £3.0m Assessment & Family Support 8.5% £3.5m Social Work 5% £2.1m Fostering 5.5% £2.3m External Agency Budgets 3% £1.1m Youth Service 3% £1.2m Asset Management and EWOs 13.6% £5.6m Transport 3% £1.35m School Improvement 3% £1.28m Special Educational Needs 1.5% £0.65m Contributions to grants 5% £1.9m Strategic Management

What is Changing?

• Children Act 2004 – Every Child Matters reforms to

be in place by 2008.

• Education & Inspections Act 2006
• Child Care Act 2006
• Care Matters Green Paper
• Public Service Trust and integrated Children’s

Trust for Herefordshire

• Integrated Children’s System & Information

Sharing Index

• Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 – the

prevention focus

Recent Ofsted inspection reduction in “good” grades. 14-16 need for more imaginative curriculum. Personalised Learning School survey indicates – highly regarded child protection training and advice, support for governing bodies and other support services. Improvement needed in support of children with mental health needs access to social workers responsible for looked after children.

And in Schools?

Re-focus priorities on

Further improvement in teaching and learning Prevention – support for families Schools review Children’s Workforce Strategy Every Child Matters implementation – Assessment – Integrated working – Children’s centres – Extended schools

Personalised Learning

Increased flexibility and widening of secondary

curriculum – increased costs for travel, staffing, resources and accreditation ?

Individual pupil progress tracking – sophisticated

data analysis needs

Virtual Learning Environment – increased costs for

technical support and teaching & learning

Video conferencing and e-distance learning

equipment and support

Increase in learning mentors – school cost Higher costs of replacement of ICT to meet

individual learning programmes

2020 Vision – Teaching & Learning

High quality teaching Assessment that promotes progress Pupils take ownership of their learning Engaging parents and Carers in their

children’s education

Designing schools for personalised learning Teaching skills for personalised learning Strong focus on progress for all pupils Entitlement to personalised learning

A way forward - 3 year strategy

£300k Efficiencies in school provision 10/11 £300k Efficiencies in school provision 09/10 £300k Continued savings from good housekeeping and efficiencies in SEN support services through delegation 08/09 £370k Savings from good housekeeping 07/08 Zero Cost Freeze small schools protection either cash freeze or percentage freeze Primary either £685k or 2% share High either £285k or 0.8% share

School Budget Proposals 2007/08

Savings in Nursery Education funding -100 Savings in School insurance

• 50

Savings in JE protection

• 12

New Schools Head’s salaries

• 35

Remove surplus nursery places

• 50

Vacancies in central staffing

• 86

PRUs – no price inflation

• 10

Early years – efficiencies

• 10

Joint Agency placements (contracts)

• 25

Delegate St Martin’s Pool subsidy

• 30

TOTAL

• 408

Estimated DSG 07/08

Final grant not confirmed until June 07 Dependant on Jan 07 PLASC numbers Absorb 06/07 deficit brought forward (£185k) Prudent figure used for budget planning Possible impact of any Academy Limited protection from falling rolls e.g. 4%

cash increase, possible floor mechanism

DfES review of DSG later this term Maybe final DSG is better or worse!

The Diagnosis

Do you agree with the diagnosis i.e. falling rolls,

reduced resources, rising unit costs and increased demands on schools

If so, is the strategy appropriate? If so, we need answers to the key questions as

follows

Key Questions

1 Is the time right to take action to limit or reduce the cost

• f small schools protection?

2 Is there scope for efficiencies in SEN support services by delegating services to schools? 3 How can we maximise savings from “good housekeeping” ? 4 How do we implement a programme of efficiencies in school provision ? 5 What is the balance of parity of entitlement and parity

• f funding? Is there a “right” answer?

Key Questions

6 How do we improve standards with the loss of teachers and pupil funding whilst spending on the same fixed costs? 7 How do we ensure school standards and Every Child Matters programmes are working together and resourced to the best possible level?

• To work together to use resources effectively.
• To consider school support services re special needs

and behaviour support being financed differently.

• To consider best use of children’s centres and extended

school resources.

• To consider feedback from questions posed at school

consultation meetings with the Forum working group.

• To prepare recommendations for Schools Forum on 8th

February.

• Full Council to approve in March.

Challenges and Way Forward