1. Schools Funding In England 2006/07 and 2007/08 Where is the Money?

2. Schools Funding in England The following pages summarise the main sources of funding for schools in England in 2006/07 and 2007/ 08. All information has been sourced from the DfES. This information has been prepared to the best of our ability but should be independently verified and not relied upon. Run these pages in Slideshow format to allow click-through links to work. You can either navigate yourself using the click-throughs shown or click anywhere else to move straight to the next page. If you have any questions or ideas on how to improve this review please write to funding@rm.com

3. Breakdown of projected funding 2006/ 07 Overview Total = £38.1bn Schools Funding £26.7bn £3.9bn £1.9bn £5.8bn Dedicated Schools Grant Capital Funding Standards Fund grants Schools with Sixth Forms LSC funding Click here to go Capital Funding streamshere Click here to go Standards Fund grantshere Click here to go the Dedicated Schools Granthere NB: Some ICT spending appears in both Capital and Standards Fund grants

4. Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) £26.7bn This new grant provides over two-thirds of English maintained schools funding. At school level most of this grant will be spent on salaries. The Government gives the grant to Local Authorities and it is ring-fenced for education. Local Authorities can top up the DSG with locally raised funding but cannot reduce it. DSG includes allocations for Personalised Learning (£220m in 2006/07 and £565m in 2007/08) and KS3 Practical Learning Options (£40m and 370m respectively). Further funding to support Personalised Learning was announced in the Budget and will be allocated via the School Standards Grant (see later in this document). Local Authorities (LAs) with falling rolls are protected by minimum funding increase of 4% in cash terms. Primary schools will get a minimum increase of 4.0% per pupil and for Secondary schools a minimum 3.4% increase per pupil. Click here and select the first Word document for more detail on DSG or the first Excel spreadsheet to see how much each Local Authority has been allocated for Personalised Learning and KS3 Practical Learning Optionshere Click here to return to 2006/07 overview

5. Capital Grants 100m 150m 300m 400m 350m 600m 1.2bn 2.2bn 0 £0.5bn£1.0bn£1.5bn£2.0bn£2.5bn LSC 16-19 School Access LCVAP Other ICT Basic Need City Academies Targeted Capital Fund (TCF) Modernisation Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) Building Schools for the Future Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here for Capital Grants time series £5.8bn in total Click below for more onModernisation TCF Academies Basic Need LCVAP School Access BSF DFC Summarised below are the capital grants to be spent on schools during 2006/07 NB: “Other ICT” includes Grants 121 and 122, covered within Standards Fund grants

6. Capital Grants by year: 2005/06 – 2007/08 2005/062006/072007/08 BSF £2.1bn£2.2bn£2.2bn Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) £1.0bn£1.2bn £1.3bn Modernisation £600m£600m £600m Targeted Capital Fund (TCF) £200m£350m £600m Academies£200m£400m£500m New Pupil Places (Basic Need)£600m£400m £400m Other ICT£500m£300m£300m LCVAP £80m£135m£145m Schools Access Initiative £100m£100m£100m LSC 16-19 budget contributionzero£100m£100m Total £5.5bn£5.8bn£6.3bn Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here for Capital Grants time series

7. Under BSF every Secondary school will be rebuilt or refurbished over 10-15 years. The BSF pot also funds all PFI capital contracts. Several Wave 1 and Wave 1 Pathfinders (19 LAs) are now in procurement phase. Wave 2 authorities (10) are now submitting their outline business cases to the Department for approval. Work on the first Wave 2 schools is due to begin in the second half of 2007. 10 Wave 3 authorities have been named. Click here for more details.here Entitlement to DFC is affected by BSF programmes and PFI contracts. Click here and go to Annex B in the Word document for full details. here BSF Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

8. Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) DFC “gives all maintained schools money to invest in their buildings, grounds and ICT equipment”. 62% of the old Grant 31a for ICT now sits in DFC (the DfES element worth £230m in GY0506). DFC can be rolled forward for up to 3 years, but cannot be used for leasing deals. Schools get a guaranteed allocation - a fixed sum plus an amount per pupil. Click here for the formulae.here Click here and select the Word document for full guidance on DFC, including Annex B which outlines how entitlement to DFC is affected by BSF programmes and PFI contracts.here Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here for Capital Grants time series

9. Devolved Formula Capital Allocations Click here to return to DFC main page Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

10. Click here to return to Capital Grants main page The Modernisation grant “…contributes towards meeting the capital investment needs of school buildings, according to the locally agreed priorities identified in each local education authority's Asset Management Plan (AMP).” About £300m has been allocated to each of Primary and Secondary sectors, £600m in total. It is allocated to LAs formulaically based upon building need and pupil numbers. Click here to see the 2006/07 allocations for each LA. Guidance on the Modernisation grant has not yet been updated for 2006/07 – click here for 2005/06 guidance.here Modernisation Grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview

11. Targeted Capital Fund (TCF) TCF is “to meet schools’ priority building needs which are too large to be supported from formulaic devolved funding programmes, and too urgent to wait for Building Schools for the Future. “ Local Authorities and VA bodies bid for TCF money. On 12/10/05 Ruth Kelly announced £1.1 billion in funding for 2006/07 to 2008/09. Click here to see the winning bids.here Timing for the next bidding round has not yet been announced. It may be in 2007 for projects commencing in 2008-2009, or one year later. Guidance for the next round is not yet available – click here to see the guidance for the last round.here Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

12. Academies This covers Capital funding only. Running costs are included within the Dedicated Schools Grant. A target has been set of 53 academies to be up and running by 2007 and 200 by 2010. Assuming a cost of £20m per academy, the capital funding above equates to about 20 new academies in 2006/07 and 25 in 2007/08. At present there are 27 Academies up and running and a further 73 at feasibility or implementation stages. Click here to see more details of current projects.here Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

13. New Pupil Places (Basic Need) “Basic Need is funding that is available where a local authority and its schools are experiencing exceptional circumstances (eg very high growth or movement of pupils within a local authority area), and where the resulting need cannot be met from available capital resources.” Click here to see current guidance on this grant. Click here to see LAhere allocations for 2006/07. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

14. LCVAP LCVAP (Local Authority Coordinated VA Programme) capital funding is for Voluntary Aided schools capital projects in between DFC and TCF levels of investment. LCVAP is allocated to local authorities and they with their partners (usually the associated dioceses) allocate it in line with local needs and priorities. Click here for LA allocations for 2006/07 and 2007/08. Click here for the Bluehere Book detail on capital funding in Voluntary Aided schools. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

15. Schools Access Initiative (SAI) The Schools Access Initiative (SAI) is intended to provide funding to make mainstream schools more accessible to children with disabilities and special educational needs. It is allocated by pupil related formula to all local education authorities, which then decide how it should be allocated to schools. Click here for more detail on SAI. Click here to see LA allocations for 2006/07.here Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Capital Grants main page

16. 3. Standards Fund Grants £3.8bn A number of changes to Standards Fund grants have been introduced for 2006/07:- the merging of a number of Standards Fund grants for schools and addition of Personalised Learning funding into an expanded School Development Grant. the ending of local authority matched funding for grants that are mainly devolved to schools. the ending of grant 31a for ICT Infrastructure and allocation of it’s funding into DFC and the School Development Grant. a broader definition for grant 31b for Broadband Connectivity, which becomes grant 121. a new, largely pupil led, formula for the School Standards Grant.

17. Standards Fund Grants All grants except grant 103 can be spent on ICT if it helps to deliver the desired outcomes of the grant. Grants 101, 121 and 122 are particularly relevant for ICT spending. Click on an arrow to see more detail about a grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview

18. Grant 101 School Development Grant (SDG) “Schools and local authorities are free to spend this grant on any purpose to support improvements in teaching and learning in schools, leading to higher standards of attainment for every learner.” SDG is the largest Standards Fund grant, worth about £1.8bn in 2006/07. SDG already existed in 2005/06 but its scope has been expanded to take in several Standards Fund grants that have now been discontinued. Click here to see which grants have been merged into SDG.here 38% of the old 31a grant now sits in Grant 101 (the LA element worth about £140m in 2005/06). Schools must receive from LAs their Specialist school funding, plus at minimum a 3.4% per pupil increase on the 2005/06 total of the grants now making up the SDG. LAs can retain up to the cash amount retained from the predecessor grants in 2005-2006. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

19. Grant 101 School Development Grant (SDG) The table below shows the 2005/06 grants which now make up the 2006/07 SDG Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

20. Grant 121 supersedes Grant 31b for Broadband Connectivity and expands it’s scope. “Funding is aimed at providing and maintaining broadband connectivity and access to the National Education Network for every school by 2006.” ”It should also be used to provide a personalised learning space, with the potential to support e-portfolios, available to every school by 2007-2008. Local authorities must ensure availability of a learning platform with (at least) basic functionality to all their schools by Spring 2008.” This funding goes to Local Authorities and will be spent by the LAs or the RBCs to which they belong. Grant 121 Connectivity and Learning Systems Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

21. Grant 122 eLearning credits Grant 122 replaces Grant 31c which was worth £100m in 2006/ 07. It is worth £75m in 2006/07 and reduces to £50m in 2007/08. It is ring-fenced for spending on approved digital learning resources. Funding is guaranteed. All maintained schools receive £1000 per year plus an amount per pupil:- £9.73 in 2005/ 06, £6.58 in 2006/ 07 and an estimated £3.43 in 2007/ 08 Primary School (250 pupils) Secondary School (1,000 pupils) 2005/06£3,430£10,730 2006/07£2,580£8,050 2007/08 (est)£1,720£5,370 Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

22. “Schools can spend SSG for any purpose of the school, and on community facilities in support of extended services beyond those that are eligible to be supported through their main delegated budget.” SSG is the second largest Standards Fund grant, after Grant 101, which ahead of the Budget was due to be worth just over £1bn. Schools are guaranteed funding based upon a set of formulae and it is paid direct to schools. At the Budget additional funding of £220m in 2006/07 and £365m in 2007/08 was announced to support Personalised Learning. This is not ring-fenced and will also be paid direct to schools. Schools should receive the money in September. Click here for more detail.here An online calculator is now available to allow schools to work out how much extra they will receive. Click here to go to the calculator.here Grant 102 School Standards Grant (SSG) Primary School (250 pupils)Secondary School (1,000 pupils) 2005/06£31,000£98,000 2006/07 (est)£40,000£155,000 2007/08 (est)£44,000£190,000 Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

23. Grant 103 Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant “This grant is intended to narrow achievement gaps for those minority ethnic groups who are underachieving and to meet particular needs of pupils for whom English is an additional language (EAL). EMAG is a ring-fenced grant which must be spent on this purpose.” This grant will be worth £174m in 2006/07. This is the only Standards Fund grant that cannot be spent on ICT. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

24. Grant 104 Targeted Improvement Grant “This grant will be allocated to local authorities to fund a range of initiatives (including those in named schools) to raise levels of attainment and build LEA and school capacity. This will include continuing good practice, networking, training materials and dissemination, and the development programme for Trainee Heads or Deputy Heads and their mentors.” There is no specific allocation for this as funding is provided as projects are agreed. There is no estimate of its value in 2006/07. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

25. Grant 105 School Meals “The purpose of the grant is to support the transformation of school meals in primary, secondary, special, nursery schools and Pupil Referral Units”. £80m has been allocated for 2006/07. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

26. Grant 106 Extended Schools “By 2010, all schools to provide access to a core of extended services with half of all primary schools and a third of all secondary schools doing so by 2008.” The core offer will comprise: High quality childcare available 8am – 6pm all year round. · A varied menu of study support. · Parenting support. · Swift and easy referral to a wide range of specialist support services. · Wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities. Click here to see Local Authority funding allocations for Extended Schools.here Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

27. Grant 107 Primary Strategy Targeted Support £137m has been allocated for grant 107, split into 4 components as shown in the chart below. Funding goes to Local Authorities for them to use to deliver the desired outcomes. 51 37 36 13 Under-performing Pupils Literacy and Numeracy frameworks Programmes and Pilots Leadership and Underperformance £m Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

28. Grant 108 Secondary Strategy Targeted Support 80 12 10 2 Under-performing Pupils Specific projects Specific Pilots Leadership and Underperformance £104m has been allocated for grant 108, split into 4 components as shown in the chart below. Funding goes to Local Authorities for them to use to deliver the desired outcomes. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

29. Grant 109 Federations “This grant is designed to enable groups of schools to raise standards through formal agreements, to work together and to share expertise.” This grant ends in 2006/07 and only one federation, in Bromley, still exists. Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview

30. Grant 110 Aimhigher “The Aimhigher programme is an initiative run through local partnerships (Area Steering Groups) of schools, universities and colleges. It is managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).” Funding levels are determined by Area Steering Groups. For 2006/07 this will be in Summer 2006. £30m has been put against it. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

31. Grant 111 Fresh Start & New Partnerships This grant is intended to tackle failure in schools. There are three strands to the Grant:- to help Fresh Start schools establish themselves in their local communities and embed good practice during their early years. to develop models of partnership working between schools and with external partners. for project management for controlled interventions. Funding available totals about £1m. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

32. Grants 112/113 Central Coordination for National Strategies “These grants support local authorities central coordination costs in delivering the next phase of … National Strategies, including … Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks in Primary, and greater focus on targeting underperforming schools and under attaining pupils in both phases, and supporting personalisation.” Funding will flow to Local Authorities for them to spend. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

33. Grant 114 Secondary Strategy: Behaviour and Attendance Central Coordination “This grant continues to support local authorities in integrating Behaviour and Attendance into the Secondary National Strategy.” £14m has been allocated. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

34. Grant 115 School Improvement Partners “The School Improvement Partner (SIP) grant is to provide financial assistance to an authority to support its management of the SIP function. This includes contracting with SIPs; deploying them; developing SIPs professionally; and managing their performance.” £7m has been allocated. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

35. Grant 116 Music Services “A grant in two parts aimed at raising standards of pupil achievement in music by: maintaining and extending the broadest possible access to LA Music Services and funding schools to develop new opportunities for KS2 pupils to learn a musical instrument or to receive specialist vocal tuition.” £64m has been allocated. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

36. Grant 117 Education Health Partnerships “A grant to support the maintenance and development of local healthy schools programmes in meeting the requirements of the National Healthy Schools Programme.” Funding is £20k per LA plus extra allocations in Spring 2006. So about £3m base level funding. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

37. Grant 118 Playing for Success “This grant is to establish and provide operational support to Playing for Success (PfS) Study Support Centres, in partnership with the relevant sports’ clubs.” £10m has been allocated. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

38. Grant 119 School Travel Advisers “A grant to fund local authority based school travel advisers (STAs) to help schools carry out surveys and prepare and implement travel plans.” £7m has been allocated. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

39. Grant 120 London Challenge “London Challenge is used to transfer targeted grants to local authorities and schools in London.” Funding is allocated as projects are agreed. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview Click here to return to Standards Fund Overview Click here and select the Word document for more details about each Standards Fund grant, or select Annex B for detail of LA allocations of each grant

40. 4. Schools with Sixth Forms LSC Funding The Learning & Skills council is responsible for funding post- 16 education. Some of the funding it receives needs to be passed to schools who have sixth forms. In 2004/05 the funding totalled about £1.7bn and this will rise to £1.9bn in 2007/08. Most of this will be spent on salaries. Click here to return to 2006/ 07 Overview