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Budget Briefings 2016-17 Funding
Settlement and the Future
Jonathan Lewis – Assistant Director – Learning, Skills and
Education
Bob Seaman – Group Accountant – LGSS Finance
Cathryn Walker – Schools Team Manager – LGSS Finance
Welcome
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Public Sector Funding Prospects
Fair Funding?
2016/17 Settlement
Arriving at your 2016/17 budget allocation
2017/18 – what is going to happen? Help you
understand current arrangements to allow
you to respond to future funding consultation.
• LGSS Supported School – Detailed Budget
Briefings
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Ready to hear about schools funding?
Future for Education Funding
Funding Schools in an Era of Austerity
Professor Tony
Jonathan Lewis –
Travers – London
Northamptonshire
School of
School of Reality
Economics
GDP Growth to 2018
The UK and ‘austerity’
• 2008-09 to 2010-11 saw a very deep recession
• Public spending was largely protected till
2011-12, so the deficit rose sharply
• Pressure to cut the deficit since 2010-11
• Deficit reduction achieved by spending
reductions and tax increases in an 80:20 ratio
• This pattern will continue for some years to
come…
Taxation and public expenditure as
% of GDP
Education within Total Managed
Expenditure
• Education (particularly schools) spending rose
sharply between 2000-01 and 2009-10
• Some slow-down in the latter part of the last
government’s terms of office
• Further reduction since 2010-11, though this would
have probably happened even if the 2010 general
election result had been different
• Other parts of TME less protected, inc schools’
capital
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Can such a squeeze be delivered?
• ‘Unprotected’ spending faces a continuing sharp
squeeze, till probably 2020-21 or even beyond
• The big question for education and schools is how far
the government can protect them when the NHS and
welfare (pensions) require more resources?
• This will become harder….
• Spending review in the summer of 2015 to cover
2016-17 to 2019-20?
• Schools may not be as well protected as in 2010-11
to 2015-16
The Future
• UK economy now growing, though some uncertainty
remains
• Massive pressure on ‘unprotected’ budgets – till 2020s
• Local government, police, fire, Home office, Justice, BIS and
civil service to be squeezed much further
• The NHS will almost certainly have to be given additional
resources
• Pensions boost welfare spending
• Schools would be wise to plan for smaller overall cash/real
spending increases from 2016-17 to 2019-20 than those
seen from 2010-11 to 2015-16
Impact of Schools Funding Reforms
• Efforts to move towards a ‘national funding
formula’ have been made more difficult
because unless there is a large year-to-year
increase in schools’ resources, any reform
means redistribution which leads to ‘losers’
• School funding changes each year seek to
deliver two conflicting objectives:
– Change to the system and more ‘fairness’
– No/minimal losses for individual schools
Evolution of Schools
Funding
• LMS – Local Management of School – prior ultimate
control for LA
• Standard Spending Assessments (SSAs) become Formula
Spending Shares. Education SSA becomes Education
Formula Spending Share (EFSS);
• EFSS is made up of the Schools Formula Spending Share
and the LEA Formula Spending Share.
• Delegation rates
• It was down to Local Authorities how much to fund Some gave more, some gave less. 2005/2006 decisions
locked into funding as the DSG came in to address the
funding crisis.
Background and History
• Prior to 2006/07 –
– Level of Schools Budgets decided by LA members –
competed with highways, adult social care etc.
– School Standards Grant – ‘Gordon Brown’ – money in the
control of the Headteacher!
– Schools budget funded through a mixture of council tax and
central grant (RSG). Government operated a formula for
recommended schools funding.
– Schools funding caught up with wider changes in local
government funding
– Schools Funding Crisis of 2003-04 – local authorities not
passing on money – led to increased disclosure and
enforcement of funding increases…
Dedicated Schools Grant –
Calculating the DSG
Ringfenced Grant for ‘School’s funding based upon
funding per pupils using the baseline Funding Model 2005-06 budget was transferred into DSG – including
council tax contribution.
+/- Change in Pupil Numbers
* Fixed Increase per Pupil in funding
+ Ministerial priorities funding
/ Divided by Forecast Pupil Numbers
= £ Per Pupil Funding Multiplier
Is Schools Funding Fair?
Authority
Amount (£) per Pupil
Rank
City of London
8,587.04
1
Tower Hamlets
6,982.07
2
Ealing
5,298.27
19
Waltham Forest
5,230.19
20
Leicester
4,697.11
50
Peterborough
4,574.53
66
Northumberland
4,544.73
72
Norfolk
4,510.79
83
Bedford Borough
4,500.21
86
Northamptonshire
4,321.16
123
Buckinghamshire
4,303.10
128
Central Bedfordshire
4,294.39
133
Cambridgeshire
4,257.07
137
Leicestershire
4,238.28
142
How much less do we get and what
does it mean?
Our pupil teacher ratio at 17.7:1 is above the East Midland average of 17.5:1,
the England average of 17.1:1. Inner and outer London run at 15.1:1 and
16.9:1 respectively.
Authority / Area
Amount per Pupil (SBUF)
Northamptonshire
£4,321.16
East Midlands
£4,442.24
London
£5,448.31
England
£4,636.42
If Northamptonshire was at the England average, we would receive £315 more
per pupil. A 2FE school would receive £132k extra. A 6FE Secondary would
receive £382k more. Northants would get £32m more.
If Northamptonshire was at the London average, we would receive £1,127
more per pupil. A 2FE school would receive £473k extra. A 6FE Secondary
would receive £1m more. Northants would get £113m more!!!!!!!
How am I doing? Ready for next bit…
Government Announcements
• 2016-17 settlement – ‘positive’ for schools. Schools protected
in real terms. Increases in line with inflation. Funding
calculated at a totality as being enough to fund 1% pay
increase.
• DSG cash freeze – 16/17 allocation in line with GDP deflator.
GDP Deflator
In most systems of national accounts the GDP
deflator measures the ratio of nominal (or
current-price) GDP to the real (or chain volume)
measure of GDP. The formula used to calculate
the deflator is:
The nominal GDP of a given year is computed using that year's
prices, while the real GDP of that year is computed using the base
year's prices. The formula implies that dividing the nominal GDP by
the GDP deflator and multiplying it by 100 will give the real GDP,
hence "deflating" the nominal GDP into a real measure. The
difference between the deflator and a price index like the Consumer
price index (CPI) is often relatively small.
Government Announcements
• 2016-17 settlement – ‘positive’ for schools. Schools protected
in real terms. Increases in line with inflation. Funding
calculated at a totality as being enough to fund 1% pay
increase.
• DSG cash freeze – 16/17 allocation in line with GDP deflator.
• ‘Settlement’ doesn’t mean there wont be pressure.
• Apprenticeship levy to apply to all public bodies over £3m £15k minimum (from 17/18).
• Support in delivering £1bn of savings through procurement
• Deprivation nationally has declined through IDACI measure –
reduction in pupil premium…
F40 – Fair Funding for Northants
•
NCC have joined the f40 group of the lowest funded
authorities. This lobby group is meeting with the
Government including on the possible funding
changes to be made for 2017-18.
•
f40 currently has 40 member authorities
representing 2,817,857 pupils (35.9% of the total in
England) in 9,002 schools (41%).
•
The Group has the support of MPs, councillors,
education directors, governors, head teachers,
parents and teaching union representatives.
Schools Forum
The Forum acts in a consultative role for:
– changes to the local funding formula (the local authority makes decision)
– proposed changes to the operation of the minimum funding guarantee
– changes to or new contracts affecting schools (eg school meals)
– arrangements for pupils with SEND , in pupil referral units and in early years
The Forum decides:
– how much funding may be retained by the local authority within the
dedicated schools grant (eg for providing an admissions service or providing
additional funding for growing schools)
– any proposed carry forward of deficits on central spend
– proposals to de-delegate funding from maintained primary and secondary
schools (eg for staff supply cover, insurance, behaviour support)
– Changes to the scheme of financial management
6th Form Funding, Pupils Premium and Education Services Grant are
not within Schools Forum remit
Forum Composition
Member Category
Members
Current %*
Primary Maintained
9
35%
Secondary Maintained
1
3%
Academy
12
62%
Special School
1
-
1 AP/PRU
1
-
Nursery
1
-
Non-school
4
-
•Church of England Diocese
•Roman Catholic Diocese
•PVI Providers
•Colleges
* % of pupils in each category, excluding special, AP/PRU and Nursery
How do I get my funding
allocation?
Northamptonshire DSG 2016/17 £521m
Early Years Pupil
Premium, £0.56m, 0%
High Needs block (net
deducations),
£52.79m, 10%
Other, £0.15m
2 year old funding,
£3.93m, 1%
3 & 4 year old funding
, £28.42m, 5%
Schools Block,
£435.05m, 84%
School Pupil Premium
allocations are not within
School Forum remit.
2016-17 Settlement
High Needs Block – Allocation of Increase
Other High Needs Pressures
Schools Budget – Pupil Numbers Increases
Changes in school pupil numbers between the Schools October 2014 and
October 2015 censuses
2015/16
(October
2014 census)
2016/17
(October
2015 census)
104.0
117.5
13.5
Primary
61,458.5
63,346.0
1,887.5
Secondary
37,550.5
37,625.5
75.0
SEN Units/Resource Provision
(420.0)
(420.0)
0
Total
98,693
100,669
1,976
Reception Uplift
1,976
pupils
£4,321.16
Change
£8,539k
Headlines
• Overall the DSG Schools block funding has increased by
£8.54m
Schools Block DSG Schools Block DSG Increase
2015-16
2016-17
£426.51m
£435.05m
£8.54m
The central schools block pressures this needs to fund are:
• Total ‘deductions’ for Pupil Growth and Copyright are £81k
• Pupil Growth £75k (Dec 15 Forum)
• Copyright £6k increase from 2015-16 copyright budget
• Increase applied to schools funding formula £8.46million
Headlines – ‘headroom’
• Changes in school pupil numbers between the Schools October 2014 and
October 2015 censuses
Description
Primary
Secondary
Total
Increase
(Pupils)
(A)
Average cost per
pupil (excl lump
sum)(£)
(B)
Difference (to
£4,321.16 DSG)
per pupil (£)
(C)
Total (£)
(A * C)
(D)
1,901
3,261.70
1,059.46
2,014,038
75
4,867.09
(545.93)
(40,945)
1,976
1,973,093
Note
Subject to the implications of the national funding formula proposals for 2017-18
onwards there may be a need to model at what point (higher Secondary pupil number
increases than Primary) no headroom would be generated because the cost of
secondary pupils in the formula is greater than the grant received per pupil. Instead this
would create a cost pressure upon the schools block DSG.
Estimated Pupil Number Changes
Estimated numbers (Excl 6th form)
Primary
Secondary
Total
15-16 academic year (October 15)*
63,346
37,625
100,971
16-17 academic year (October 16)**
64,440
38,054
102,494
17-18 academic year (October 17)**
65,026
39,054
104,080
18-19 academic year (October 18)**
65,031
40,318
105,349
19-20 academic year (October 19)**
64,818
41,767
106,585
1,472
(2.3% total)
4,142
(11% total,
2.75% p.a.)
5,614
(5.6% total,
1.4% p.a.)
Total estimated movement over 4
years
Notes
Excludes the impact of housing developments and in-county migration
*DSG numbers **Estimates
Demographic Pressures
Pupil numbers in Northamptonshire schools by year group - Mainstream
10000
9500
9000
8500
8000
7500
7000
Number of pupils
Our Funding Formula 2016-17 Factors
(continuing from last year)
Description
Description
Basic per pupil entitlement
(AWPU)
Allocation per pupil as at the Oct 15 count with
different rates for primary and pupils in KS3 and KS4
Deprivation (based on ever 6 FSM
numbers)
FSM ever 6 has been used as there was a higher
correlation with pre 2013-14 deprivation funding per
school (v IDACI)
Private Finance Initiative
Split site
Rates
Lump sum
Specific to the 44 schools in the Northampton PFI
scheme & Caroline Chisholm
Additional funding allocated in accordance with the
published rates and criteria
School business rate charges
A core/base £125k lump sum plus one off funding.
2016-17 is the last year of this one-off funding.
Factors not used in 2015-16 and
NOT proposed for 2016-17
Description
Reasons (see previous forum papers for more details)
Prior Attainment
In respect of primary schools the use of EYFS is considered not to
target the correct schools and concern exists on this data set
changing nationally in the future.
Looked After Children
This would be allocated by numbers at only one particular point
of time i.e. not necessarily reflecting current school need
Education as an
Additional Lang (EAL)
This would be allocated by numbers at one particular point of
time i.e. not reflecting current school need. Pupils language
skills improve over time and not all EAL pupils need additional
support.
The above have been debated and their non inclusion agreed annually. The majority of
the discussion and analysis took place in the original planning for the new schools
funding arrangements – 16 October 2012 forum – agenda item 5.
Factors not used in 2015-16 and
NOT proposed for 2016-17
Description
Mobility
Reasons (see previous forum papers for more details)
Only if above 10% mobility can eligible schools be funded.
Significant problems with EFA data sets provided on this
element. (e.g. conversion to academy = 100% mobility)
21st January 2014 forum (agenda item 5)
Sparsity
Only impacts on few schools i.e. not all small schools
21st January 2014 forum (agenda item 5)
2016-17 School Funding Formula
£323.2m
• Basic Pupil Entitlement (AWPU) (74.7%)
£58.4m
• Deprivation (Ever 6 FSM) (13.5%)
£43.1m
• Lump Sum (includes £5.5m one-off funding) (9.9%)
£0.5m
• Split Sites (0.1%)
£3.8m
• Rates (0.9%)
£2m
• Private Finance Initiative Funding (0.5%)
£430.9m
• Schools Block Formula Total pre MFG / Cap
£1.7m
• Minimum Funding Guarantee Requirement (0.4%)
(£0m)
• Funding Cap removed
£432.6m
• Schools Block Formula Total post MFG / Cap
Consultation on Funding 2016-17 –
Feedback from Schools
• All schools responded that they felt under pressure because of:
1. Cost pressures; and
2. Poorer educational performance relative to national and
other comparisons.
• Secondary schools stated that they also feel under pressure
because of cuts in other funding including 6th form grant.
• Academies feel under pressure because of cuts to the Education
Services Grant (ESG).
• Primary schools have felt they are underfunded relative to
secondary schools compared to other local authority areas – the
available data would support this. *both reflect national not local
decisions.
Budget Consultation
• Autumn 2015 - Covered 5 areas:
– Retaining existing factors - agreed
– Split Sites – changes individually agreed with 2
schools (see guidance)
– AP funding – review of AP funding – ongoing and
current pressures funded through carryforwards.
– Capping or reducing deprivation funding
– Relative funding between primary and secondary
Deprivation
• The information published as part of the 2016-17 schools
formula consultation and presented to Forum showed that
Northants rates of deprivation funding in both the Primary
and Secondary sectors were high compared to other
authorities and significantly above national averages.
• Both were in the upper quartile nationally for deprivation
funding.
• Based on this and feedback from the consultation capping of
the funding for deprivation in each sector was supported for
2016-17.
Changes to Deprivation
• Without the capping of deprivation funding there would have
been additional deprivation cost of £0.9m (£0.66m primary,
£0.19m secondary and £0.06m all-through ).
• The deprivation funding has been maintained at the 2015-16
sector totals of Primary £30.6 million and Secondary £27.7
million.
• Only relatively small deprivation funding rate reductions have
taken place in each sector for 2016-17 :
– Primary from £2,416.03 to £2,362.56 Reduction £53.47
(2.2%)
– Secondary from £3,318.22 to £3,293.19. Reduction £25.03
(0.75%)
Primary/Secondary funding ratio
• The overall Primary/Secondary rate across all local authorities
is 1:1.28
• The 2015-16 ratio for NCC is 1:1.335
Response to Consultation
Extracts from 11 November 2015 letter from the Director of
Children, Families and Education to Northants schools:
• Additional DSG schools block funding
will be applied towards moving to a
primary to secondary funding ratio of
1:1.30 this where possible
• If there is any ‘headroom’ available
when the final DSG Schools block
funding is applied to the 2016-17
schools formula we will target this at
Primary schools in order to move
towards the 1:1.30 ratio.
Primary/Secondary Funding Ratio
• The overall Primary/Secondary rate across all local authorities
is 1:1.28
• The 2015-16 ratio for NCC is 1:1.335
• The 2016-17 ratio (excluding one-off), before applying any
headroom to AWPU values, is 1:1.344
• The impact of increasing the Primary AWPU rate means the
year on year movement in Primary:Secondary base ratio
(excluding one off funding) is:
– 1:1.329 in 2016-17
– Primary AWPU funding increased by 1.45% / £38.65 per
pupil
Nearly there….Other Issues
Capping
•
Previously agreed that winners in any funding will mitigate the
losers.
•
The MFG (-1.5% per pupil) is set nationally. The cap rate, limiting
increases to fund the costs of MFG, is set by each LA and for 201516 was 8.17% increase.
•
If this was continued in 2016-17 the cost would reduce from
£1,173k to £133k. This means 11 Primary schools would receive
between £1k and £27k less than they should do if solely the
funding formula was applied.
•
Given the reduced capping cost and major impact for a few of
these schools the cap rate for 2016-17 is set at 100% meaning
these 11 Primary schools receive their full funding formula
allocation.
MFG – Minimum Funding Guarantee
•
Total 2015-16 £1.83 million (19 schools, 17 Prim, 2 Sec)
•
Total 2016-17 £1.71 million (31 Schools)
•
Primary £1.36 million (27 schools)
•
Secondary £0.35 million (4 schools)
•
Includes 1 Secondary and 5 Primary schools with MFG
protection of greater than £50k in 2016-17. All 6 schools
have received MFG protection for at least the last 3 years
(i.e. 2013-14 onwards)
•
If the national funding formula significantly changes the
national MFG rate from the existing -1.5% this could
potentially impact negatively on the 31 schools and any
others impacted on by any formula changes.
•
Additional One Off Allocation
• One off funding is being allocated in 2016-17 as follows
• NOTE THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR
Primary
Secondary
£3.4m
£2.0m
£13,400
£50,000
Addition to the lump
sum value per school
(£15k 15-16)
Addition to the lump
sum value per school
(maximum) as 15-16
No allocation through
the AWPU
No allocation through
the AWPU
(£23 in 15-16)
(£30 in15-16)
Pupil Growth Fund
• Funding to support the establishment of new classes to
support growth within the county ahead of pupil numbers
being recruited.
• Following approval by Schools Forum at the 13th October
meeting the employee related elements of the fund have
been increased by 5% for 2016-17 (i.e. from April 2016)
• These have been reflected in a revised Pupil Growth fund
scheme for 2016-17 – available on NCC website
• 2016-17 School Budget Guidance
Education Services Grant
•
The rates announced for 2016/17 academic year are :
Education Services Grant funding to
academies (per pupil aged 2 to 19)
2015/16
£
2016/17
£
Change
Primary and secondary schools
87.00
77.00
(10.00)
Special schools
369.75
327.25
(42.50)
PRUs
326.25
288.75
(37.70)
Note .
The reductions are a step towards the saving announced in the November 2015
Spending Review.
The academies protection will again be set in tapered bands.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-services-grant-esg-2016-to2017
Pupil Premium
Pupil Characteristics
2016/17
Pupils in year groups reception to year 6 recorded as Ever 6 FSM
£1,320
Pupils in years 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM
£935
Looked-after children (LAC) in the care of an English local authority
(on completion of a satisfactory PEP)
Upto £1,900
Children who have ceased to be looked after by a LA in because of
adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order
or a residence order
£1,900
Pupils in year groups reception to year 11 recorded as Ever 6 Service
Child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence
£300
• Rates have been committed to for the duration of
Parliament
• Unlikely to change qualifying process or criteria.
Other Grant Changes
• The meal rate for universal infant free school meals
(UIFSM) stays at £2.30 for the 2016 to 2017
academic year.
• The year 7 catch-up premium continues in 2016 to
2017.
• The primary PE and sport premium continues in 2016
to 2017.
• Awaiting final guidance and confirmation of rates etc
– will be circulated.
• Summer schools funding will NOT continue in 2016.
Devolved Formula Capital
• £4,000 lump sum plus –
• Voluntary aided schools, whose lump sum and
per pupil rates are 8% higher.
• PFI and Modernised Schools may vary
Detailed Budgets
• Budgets for Primary, Secondary and Special schools
are now on the NCC website. Includes formula
calculations for academies who should use this to
‘check’/better understand their GAG statements
from the EFA.
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservic
es/EducationandLearning/services/schlfin/Pages/Budge
t-Information.aspx
or
http://ow.ly/Z73up
School Cost Pressures Overview
•
The Institute of Fiscal Studies recently stated that over a 5
year period, unless any funding changes were made,
schools were likely to experience real terms cuts in spending
per pupil of between 9% and 12%.
•
One-off funding ends in 2016/17
•
Schools are experiencing unfunded cost pressures including:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Increased Employer contributions to the Teachers pension scheme
from April 15 +2.4% (to 16.5%)
Teachers and Local Government pay awards
General inflation/price increases
Employers National Insurance increase of 3.7% (to 13.8%) from April
2016
Deficits
•
Schools may be projecting a deficit will occur in 2016-17 or
at some point over the next 3 years
•
The LA have a published maintained school deficits policy
and schools in these circumstances should refer to this
•
Deficit budget policy - June 15
•
This emphasises the importance of accurate monitoring and
projections and liaison. Schools need to work with their
financial support team/teams in order to ensure options are
identified, agreed and implemented ASAP in order to bring a
schools finances back into balance.
Early Years Funding
• No change in Government DSG funding per early years pupil
• Have only £80k from central early years savings to apply to
EYSFF in 2016-17
• No formula changes being proposed for 2016-17
• Discretionary 2 year olds EYSFF funding to be continued in
2016-17
• Final EYSFF rates for 2016-17 to be discussed at 15th March
Forum meeting and decided by LA before end of March.
• Indicative 2016-17 EYSFF budgets for providers will be on
website by 31st March
Early Years
• The Government have stated they will move to a 30 hours
entitlement for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds from
September 2017.
• In order to inform this new national entitlement some
authorities are undertaking pilots from September 2016.
• Early Years have undertaken events for early years providers
to discuss and inform arrangements for this change.
• The Government have stated they will increase the average
rates of early years DSG funding from 2017 but it is not yet
known how this will impact on Northants and its early years
providers.
Special Schools Funding
• Growing numbers and new school opening in Daventry in
September 2016.
• Overall budget increased by £0.7 million to reflect growth.
• -1.5% per pupil cash protection for Special Schools and Special
Academies between 2015/16 and 2016/17
• Individual special school budgets now on the NCC website
• Funding cap on per pupil increases set at 1.5% due to budget
constraints and work on new Resource Allocation System
(RAS). Plan is to undertake further modelling work on the RAS
and to consult with special schools in 2016.
National Fair Funding Formula
• “From 2017-18, the amount of money schools and
local authorities get will be based on the
characteristics of their pupils rather than purely
historic calculations.”
• “…better-funded authorities could lose up to 15% of
their schools grant.”
• “…there will be “political pain” and that
implementing such a change over the life of this
parliament may be too ambitious, but… there will be
real anger if the government does not act decisively.”
2017-18 Implementation
• The School and Academy Funding (SAF) Group is advising the
DfE on matters relating to all aspects of school funding
including secure a partnership approach in creating a fairer
school funding system.
• The Government have stated they will consult shortly on
national funding formula for all 3 DSG blocks (Schools, Early
Years and High needs) in 2017-18.
• Once we have more information on this we will share with
Forum and schools – need to respond to consultation
• Already announced a further cut in ESG £802m in 16/17 £600m extra to be cut – over 60% of funding in academies.
• There will be winners and losers
Update…..7th March 12.01am
• Two part consultation launched
1. Agree funding factors
2. Weighting on various factors
• 4 factors in funding formula –
– Basic per pupil funding
– Additional needs – deprivation, low prior attainment and
EAL
– School costs – fixed costs and those related to schools
serving rural communities
– Area costs – additional funding goes to schools in parts of
the country where costs for infrastructure are highest
Update…..7th March 12.01am
• Reduced role for LA – all funding coming centrally
apart from high needs – 2 year transition. Changing
statutory duties for LA expected to be consulted
upon.
• Concerns –
– Timing – mayoral elections / area costs
– PFI schools / local issues
– London Boroughs expected to lose
• Consultation will be distributed when available.
And finally…..
‘Schools must continue to improve with less
money’
‘More shared resources and collaboration’
It is hoped the move to national funding will
benefit Northants and its schools and other
providers but until announced this is not
known.
Questions?