16-19 Funding Formula for 2013/14 Application to Special Schools and Academies for Academic Year...

16-19 Funding Formula for 2013/14

Application to Special Schools and

Academies for Academic Year 2013/14

Objective

To outline the 16-19 Funding formula as it will apply to Special Schools and Academies for academic year 2013/14To give an example of how it would apply to a special school/academy

Independent Specialist Providers, Special Schools, Special Academies and Non-Maintained Special Schools will all now be funded through the 16-19 National Funding Formula for programme funding plus £6,000 for each High Needs student – with any further funds being allocated by the students home Local Authority

What is Changing?

The new 16-19 funding formula

Total Programme

Funding

Programme Cost

Weighting

Disadvantage Funding

Area Cost

Allowance

Student Numbers

National Funding Rate per student

Retention Factor( )

• Each student is counted once for the year

• All high needs students treated as full time

• Programmes should be planned to be around 600 hours or more – on average

• Students must participate for 540 hours to be deemed full time in future years

• Students must meet qualifying period of 6 weeks

• We will not fund programmes under 2 weeks

Programme Cost

Weighting

DisadvantagFunding

Area Cost Allowanc

e


Retention Factor

( )Student

Numbers

Student numbers

Single National Full Time funding rate per student expressed in £

This is the final element of the formula fixed by the EFA. It depends on how much learning is taking place across the country and the budget.

The rate used in this presentation for illustration only is £3,900

The National Funding Rate for 2013/14 will be confirmed as part of the Spending Review decisions yet to be made

Programme Cost

Weighting

DisadvantagFunding

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers

Retention Factor( )


The National Funding Rate

Success no longer used in funding, a retention factor is now used

Applied at student level, not qualification level

Retained means still studying a core aim on planned end date or leaves early and is recorded as completed the core aim

For academic programmes – still studying one of the academic aims

For vocational programmes still studying the core aim

Retention FACTOR =half way point between Retention RATE and 100%

Student Retention and funding

Funding

Leaves before qualifying period

0

Leaves before planned end and not recorded as completed

50%

Retained to planned end date and recorded as completed

100%

Leaves before planned end date and recorded as completed

100%

Programme Cost

Weighting

DisadvantagFunding

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers

National Funding Rate per student ( )

Retention Factor

Retention Factor

Number of students completed

Number of students started

Recognition that some vocational subjects are more expensive to teach than others

Applied to the student’s whole programme Determined by the student’s core aim ie A Levels or substantial vocational

qualification All academic programmes attract just the base rate

Cost Weighting Category

2012/13 average

Proposed 2013/14

Base 1.08 1.0Medium 1.28 1.2

High 1.60 1.5Specialist 1.72 1.6

DisadvantagFunding

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers


Retention Factor

( )Programme

Cost Weighting

Programme Cost Weighting

Still under review- potential to change for 2013/14

Recognises that some students require additional support to participate and achieve if we are to achieve full participation and improve attainment

Principle is to create a single budget that institutions use as they see fit



EconomicDeprivation

Prior Attainment

ProgrammeCost

Weighting

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers


Retention Factor

( )Disadvantage

Funding

• Based on student’s home postcode

• Deprivation is calculated using Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010. This examines the student’s home area based on: income; employment; health and disability; education, skills and training; housing and services; living environment; and crime

• Uplift is between 8.4% and 33.6%

• Care Leavers attract a standard uplift- rate

Block one:


EconomicDeprivation

ProgrammeCost

Weighting

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers


Retention Factor

( )Disadvantage Funding

Prior Attainment

• Acknowledges the additional cost of students who need extra learning support

• Based on student’s achievement of GCSE English and maths at end of Year 11

• Funding rate used here for illustrative purposes is =£450

• Should not assume these rates for 2013/14

Block two:

ProgrammeCost

Weighting

Area Cost Allowance

Student Numbers


Retention Factor

( )Disadvantage Funding


ExampleMaths below

grade CEnglish below

grade CFunding attracted

per student (£)

Student 1 yes *Rate x1

Student 2 yes *Rate x1

Student 3 yes yes *Rate x2

Area Cost Allowance

Reflects the cost of delivery in high cost local areas – remains unchanged

We will continue to calculate this using the original post 16 methodology

Applied to the whole participation formula (including all disadvantage)

Programme Cost

Weighting

DisadvantagFunding

Student Numbers

National

Funding Rate

per student

Retention Factor

( )Area Cost Allowanc

e

Area Cost Allowance

Area Uplift

Inner London 20%

Outer London 12%

Berkshire 12%

Crawley 12%

Surrey 12%

Buckingham (London fringe) 10%

Hertfordshire (London fringe) 10%

Buckinghamshire (non fringe) 7%

Area Uplift

Oxfordshire 7%

Essex (London fringe) 6%

Kent (London fringe) 6%

Bedfordshire 3%

Hertfordshire (non-London fringe) 3%

Cambridgeshire 2%

Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2%

West Sussex non-fringe 1%

DisadvantagFunding

Student Numbers


Retention Factor

High Needs Students (HNS)

• This is funding for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and/or special educational needs with support costs above £6,000

• There’s a system based on the same principles for all children and young people from ages 0 – 24

• It is called place plus – places are funded by the EFA and any additional top-up funding by the home local authority

• There are three elements to High Needs Funding

m 11/12High

Needs Students

Student Support Funding

Formula

High Needs Students (HNS)

The place – EFA Funded•Element 1 This is the standard 16-19 Funding Formula as we have described – it is based on lagged student numbers – this aspect rolls on from year to year.•Element 2 This is the first £6,000 of additional support – numbers are calculated based on information provided by the local authority about the number of places it is going to commission from each institution and the EFA adds £6,000 for each place to the allocation – completing the place funding.The Plus – Top up Funding – LA Funded•Element 3 any funding the individual requires above the first two elements is negotiated and agreed with the student’s home LA

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Formula

Example using

10 High Needs Students

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Formula

Formula Element Example Shown in formula as

Student Numbers 10 X Full Time Students 10 Students

National Funding Rate per Student

Figure used for illustration is £3,900 £3,900

Retention Average retention factor for SSFs is used which implies 98% of students are retained

0.99

Programme Weighting Average programme weighting for SSFs is 1.036

Disadvantage Funding(Block 1 EdF)

Average Disadvantage Factor for SSF is Plus 3.60%

Disadvantage Funding(Block 2 Prior Attainment)

We have assumed all High Needs Students require this uplift for maths and English

2 x £450 = £900 per student

Area Cost Uplift Assume none applies £0

Funding for bursaries If applicable – included here £0

High Needs Element 2 £6,000 per student £6,000 per student

Example

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Formula

Formula Element Formula Worked example

Student Numbers 10 X Full Time Students Based on 10 Students

National Funding Rate per Student

£3,900 £39,000

Retention X 0.996 = £3,861 per student £38,610

Programme Weighting X 1.036 = £4,000 per student £40,000

Disadvantage Funding(Block 1 EdF)

£40,000 X 3.60% = £41,440 £41,440

Disadvantage Funding(Block 2 Prior Attainment)

1 X £450 per student £9,000

Area Cost Uplift X0 £0

Bursary Funds If applicable £0

Element 2 for High Needs

10 X £6,000 £60,000

Total £110,440

Further Information

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Formula

In October 2012, we consulted with institutions and other stakeholders on options for significant changes to the way 16-19 education and training is funded. It is now confirmed that for 2013/14 a new fairer, simpler and more transparent funding system will be introduced to support the raising of the participation age.

You can download the 16-19 funding formula review document at this link:

http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/fundingallocations/a00210682/funding-formula-review

Or Email•[email protected]•[email protected]•[email protected]•[email protected]

http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/fundingallocations/a00210682/funding-formula-review

mailto:[email protected]




Next Steps

• Jan/Feb Work with LAs to place and agree funding for students

• End of Jan EFA issues Student Number Statements

• Feb/Mar EFA Confirms funding rates

• End of Mar EFA issues Final allocations for 2013/14

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Formula

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