Finance & Bid Writing (A Whistle Stop Tour) Andy Winn & Gaynor Edwards LFS Team, County Hall 21 st May 2011

Schools Funding – Andy Winn

Funding Streams – Acronym Hell Main funding streams:  Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)  Schools Development Grant (SDG) (Part of Standards Funds)  Schools Standards Grant (SSG)  Schools Standards Grant (Personalisation) (SSGP) Other Funding Streams:  Devolved Formula Capital (DFC)  Other Standards Funds (Extended Schools, Strategy Money – sector specific)  Redirected Funds from the LA (Cluster, School Improvement Unit, Individual Needs, etc)

DSG – How the money moves Annual budget from George Osborne Basic increase in funding per pupil ( Except in 2011/2012 ) Ministerial Priorities DFE apply National Funding Formula and publish DSG funding rates for all 149 authorities Local Authorities calculate funding allocations George Osborne

Cornwall’s DSG Funding 2008 to 2011 DFE funding rates 2008/2009 = £3, /2010 = £3, /2011 = £4, /2012 = £4, /2009 was the first year of the last three year CSR period 2011/2012 SHOULD have been the first of the next three year CSR period

Pupils = Funding Pupil Numbers 2007/2008 = 70, /2009 = 69, /2010 = 69, /2011 = 68, /2012 = 69,120.0 Total pupils multiplied by funding per pupil give total DSG figure for the Authority.

How we split the funding up Total DSG for 2008/2009 £261,765,000 Total DSG for 2009/2010 £268,681,000 Total DSG for 2010/2011 £278,232,000 Total DSG for 2011/2012 £322,344,000 90% delegated to Schools (ISB) 10% centrally directed - schools related expenditure undertaken by the LA. (Individual Needs/Admissions/Capital Team/School Improvement Unit etc)

So, Over to You! How Do You Think Schools Individual Budgets Should be Calculated?

Projected Fair Funding Formula 2010/2011 – The Pie

Academies Funding - Key Issues Funding (for 2011/2012) is based on LA formula but is supplemented by additional allocation to cover those tasks and responsibilities undertaken by the LA LA will continue to support schools through transition period & beyond Academies can buy many services from the LA Funding + Support provided by YPLA

LACSEG and GAG LACSEG = Local Authority Central Spend Equivalent – element of LA administered school spending that passes to Academy. GAG = General Annual Grant – funding amount passed to Academy direct from YPLA.

Items in LACSEG SEN support services (non-statemented) Behaviour Support Education Welfare Free School Meals eligibility Gifted and Talented Statistics School Improvement Capital Services Governor support NQT induction

Services and costs funded from other local authority sources Costs of a local authority's statutory / regulatory duties Asset management costs Monitoring national curriculum assessment Pupils support (e.g. clothing grants) Music services Visual and performing arts services Outdoor education services Certain redundancy and early retirement costs

Other services and costs transferred practical learning options School meals and milk Repair and maintenance of kitchens Museum and library services Licences and subscriptions Central staff costs (maternity, long term sickness and trade union duties) Costs of certain employment terminations

Bid Writing – Gaynor Edwards Previous Experience Sailing Club (Juniors) Sailing Equipment Safety Equipment Volunteers Grants Training Grants Sailing Boats (Feva, Topper, Optimist & Pico boats) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)

How I Did It… Begging Letters Some more successful than others Fundraising Events Again, some more successful than others Grant Applications Again, some more successful than others Sailing Club (Junior Division) Development Plan This was the crutch to all applications Membership RYA and RYA OnBoard

How to Start LA Controlled Schools can not become a charity However, your PSA / PTA can! Write a Plan Expect to write many drafts Include a costing exercise Essential, Legitimate and Additional Costs Be Realistic! And get as many others on-board as you possibly can Question Your Project! Before anyone else does

Question Yourself What exactly do you want to achieve? Do your team collectively agree on this? Do you actually need this project? Are you providing an unique service or project? What research have you undertaken, and have you done enough? Have you involved your potential users/ customers in your research? How will the project be sustained?

Writing Your Plan Your opening is incredibly important Make it stand out Use colour if and where possible (print and paper) Yours could be one of hundreds of applications – so make it interesting and thought provoking Don’t always write the obvious If you’re raising funds for a swimming pool, don’t talk about the pool – talk about community cohesion and getting the local youth groups involved in fitness rather than being on the streets.

Writing Your Plan Talk about all Ages If you mention involving the community, then this means all the community – not just specific age groups, such as Teenagers or the WI Include Costings Realistic Costings (allowing room for manoeuvre and copies of any quotes) Sustainability How will your project be sustained in the future?

To Sum Up Make it interesting – if people are interested they are more likely to fund your project! Work collaboratively Keep the ball rolling Don’t give up!

Possible Funding Websites Charge Subscription £ per annum Junior Kit Scheme Educational Grants Programme

National Funding Formula Big Issues Different funding levels between Local Authorities Different funding levels between Academies Different funding levels between similar sized schools Will a “one size fits all” approach work?

Thank you for listening! Andy Winn, LFS Team Manager Gaynor Edwards, Lead Training Officer