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1、最新資料推薦 DFEE Normal Template英國普通模板 GUIDANCE ON SCHOOISIXTH FORMFUNDINGBRIEFING NOTE6 FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO 2019/03 SCHOOL SIXTH FORM ALLOCATIONS Introduction The underlying policy has been that the allocations for school sixth forms as published on 7 March are final for 2019/03. It should not therefo

2、re be assumedthat the LSC will make changes to those allocations - particularly in relation to actual school performanee, as that will be for later reconciliation.But there are some circumstances which justify our amending the allocations - again, these should not be seen as an in-year reconciliatio

3、n to take account of school performanee. A recent Ministerial decision relating to the tran sfer of funds from local Gover nment to the LSC now allows us to make in-year cha nges and receive additi onal Gover nment funding for pupil growth where n ecessary. There are two general circumstances for wh

4、ich we will makeadjustments to the allocations- a significantchange in sixth form pupil numbers follow ing the September 2019 in take; and sig ni fica nt errors in the base data on which the allocations were made. We are also aware of a nu mber of ope ning and clos ing sixth forms. This note details

5、 those circumstances and the LSCpolicy. The Real Terms Guara ntee Other tha n for new school sixth forms, these policies relate to the LSCs formula allocati on only. We are discussing with the DfES what their policy intentionsare over the Real Terms Guarantee (RTG) either for pupilnumber in creases

6、or decreases followi ngthe September 2019 in take. A schools RTG allocationwill always be triggeredif any adjustment to its formula allocation brings it to below the RTG level.Adjustingfor significantpupilnumber changes With data from the September 2019 pupil count form, we will be able to compare p

7、upil numbers with the September 2019 data on which the allocationsfor the 1 6-month funding cycle from April 2019 to July 2003 were based. We do not intend to use the qualificatio n data in the September pupil count to adjust the 2019/03 allocations. Pupilnumberincrease in September 2019 We have con

8、 siste ntly mai ntai ned that we would reflect in a schools funding any sig nifica ntin crease in pupilnu mbers followi ngthe September 2019 in take.We n eed to defi ne: what constitutessignificant; what level of allocated funding such changes would attract; when the funding for any adjusted allocat

9、i ons would start to flow. As a starti ng point, we will for each school divide its 1 2-m on th LSCallocati onby its September 2019 pupil nu mber to give an average per pupil funding allocatio n for that school sixth form. Defi ning sig ni fica nt Weintend that there should be three ban ds. They are

10、 where the September 2019 pupil count shows an in crease over the September 2019 pupil count in a schools sixth form pupil nu mbers of: (i) 1 0%or fewer than 1 5 pupils, whichever is the lower; (ii) more than 1 0%(or 1 5 pupils) but less than 9 / 9 25%; (iii) 25% or more. Allocatedfun di ng levels T

11、he action we will take over the allocations for each of those bands is: (i) wemake no adjustme nt to the allocati on; (ii) for each pupil above the 1 0% or 1 5 pupil threshold, we add 60% of the schools average per pupil allocati on;(iii) for each pupil above the 1 0% or 1 5 pupil threshold but belo

12、w the 25% threshold, we add 60% of the schools average per pupil allocati on. For each pupil above the 25% threshold, we add 1 00% of the average per pupil allocati on. This slid ing scale is designed to reflectplanning needs by recognising that a few pupils are likely to produce only marginal addit

13、ionalcosts but that higher additional numbers will attract more significant costs. It also aims to avoid a steep step in funding allocation levels between thresholds. These measures are for allocations we expect that purposes only.Subject to affordability, follow ing end of year recon ciliati on, we

14、 would pay fund at n ati onal rates for additi onal pupils. For future years, we will consider how to moveschool and FE allocation and funding arrangements closer to each other. Paragraphs 294-299 of the 1 5 March final draft of the LSCs Funding Guida nee for FE in 2019/03 cover the arrangements for

15、 responsive and planned growth, which we expect to be fun ded respectively at 60% and 1 00%of the national rates.Whenthe additional funds will flow To give time to assess the September 2019 pupil count data and to makethe necessary calculations,we expect to re-profile our payme nts to LEAs with effe

16、ct from January 2003. Pupil number reductionin September 2019 As with pupilnumber in creases, we intend to reflect in a schools funding allocati on any significantdecrease in pupilnumbers followingthe September 2019 in take. It should be stressed that a schools RTG allocati on will be triggered if a

17、ny dow nwards adjustme nt to its formula allocati on brings it below the RTG level. We need to define:what constitutessignificant;what reduction in the allocated funding such changes would attract; when the reductionfor any adjusted allocationswould be impleme nted. As a starti ng point, we will for

18、 each school divide its 1 2-month LSC allocation by its September 2019 pupil nu mber to give an average per pupil funding allocatio n for that school sixth form. Defining sig nifica nt We intend that there should be three ban ds. They are where the September 2019 pupil count shows a decrease on the

19、September 2019 pupil count in a schools sixth form pupil numbers of: (i) 1 0%or less, or fewer than 1 5 pupils, whichever is the higher; (ii) more than 1 0% but less than 25%; (iii) 25% or more. Allocated funding levels The acti on we will take over the allocati ons for each of those bands is: (i) w

20、e make no adjustment to the allocation; (ii) foreach pupil above the 1 0%or 1 5 pupil threshold, we deduct 60%of the schools average per pupil allocation; (iii) foreach pupil above the 1 0% or 1 5 pupil threshold but below the 25% threshold, we deduct 60% of the schools average per pupil allocati on

21、. For each pupil above the 25% threshold, we deduct 1 00% of the average per pupilallocation.This slidingscale is designed to reflect pla nning n eeds by recog nising that a few pupils are likely toproduce only marginalsav ings but thatvery significantreduced numbers are likely to meansignificantcos

22、t reductions.It also aims to avoid a steep step between thresholds. When the reduced allocationwill take effect Togive time to assess the September 2019 pupil count data and to make the n ecessary calculati ons, we expect to re-profile our payme nts to LEAs with effect from January 2003. New and clo

23、si ng school sixth forms Because the allocati ons data were based on the September 2019 pupil count, we have not yet madeallocations for school sixth forms that are planned to open in September 2019; the allocationsfor school sixth forms that ope ned in September 2019 in cluded only the first year o

24、f the sixth form; and the allocationsfor school sixth forms closing in July 2003 assume a full two year cohort in the sixth form, eve n though it would not be recruit ing Year 1 2 pupils in September 2019. The timing of the allocations is different for new sixth forms as the funding will beg in in A

25、ugust 2019 -rather tha n in April 2019. These schools n eed both full Sixth forms the data for these of the DfES pupil formula and RTG allocations adjustments. opening in September 2019 We are collecting school sixth forms using a modified version count form (similar to a revised one which we are in

26、tending to pilot for gen eral use in September 2019). The differe nee, of course, is that this form for new sixth forms will rely on estimates. We are therefore asking for supporting information to validate those estimates. That in formati oncould be details of where the additi onal stude nts are ex

27、pected to come from an d/or why the curre nt pattern of where lear ners go for their provision is expected to change. The validationof this in formati on will be made at local level. Local LSCs will be asked for their view on how realistic the estimates are on the basis of knowledge of the local sit

28、uation.The data collected will enable us to calculate formula funding and RTG allocation figures for a new sixth form. The school would receive the full allocation due - either the formula or the RTG. The formula allocation would be subject to subsequent adjustment for pupil numbers following the Se

29、ptember 2019 pupil count as for existingsixth forms.The RTG would be calculated on the basis of the average RTG funding per pupil within the LEA area multiplied by the nu mber of pupils in the new sixth form. We are not aware of any proposed new sixth forms in LEA areas without sixth forms. The fund

30、ing for these schools would start to flow from us to LEAsin August 2019. Any adjustme nts from the September 2019 pupil count would take effect from January 2003 as with exist ing school sixth forms. Sixth forms ope ned in September 2019 These curre ntly have allocati ons based on one year only. We

31、are doing a similar exercise as for sixth forms opening in 2019 in order to produce formula and RTG allocati ons for the whole sixth form. Aga in, the LSC funding for the full sixth form will start from August 2019; the LSC funding for the first year starts, of course, in April 2019 . Sixth forms cl

32、os ing in July 2003 We will be con duct ing a similar exercise as for new school sixth forms to determ ine the reducti on in allocati on due to no new Y ear 1 2 pupils starti ng in September 2019. Base data errors There have been someserious problems with the qualificationreturns in the DfES September 2019 pupil count, part