## Dsg Funding Blocks

Dedicated School Grant Budget 18/19 
Schools Block 
£38.1m 
High Needs Block 
£17.95m
Early Years Block 
£19.52m
Central Services Block 
£4.4m
Total 
£79.97m

## Hnb Overview

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High Needs expenditure is part of the ring fenced Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) 
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HNB Envelope £17,951m (includes transfer from the Schools Block of £505k)
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Historical retained deficit £2,165m (16/17),  £5,551m(17/18) = 
£7,716m (Cumulative)
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Forecast  for 18/19 £6.0m (£13m Cumulative) 

## Issues

- HNB funding pressures felt  nationally ADCS survey 
(Sept 17) 68 out of 86 authorities who responded,  
reported an overspend on their high needs block budget 
- Future ringfencing requirement will prevent flexibility to 
transfer funds between DSG elements

## Hn Expenditure Breakdown

Deployment of High Needs DSG funding 1819
Academy recoupment 
3,314,020
Transfer of funding from the SB to the HNB
-505,000
LA High Needs block DSG budget 
- 17,950,785 
Special Schools delegated budgets
4,530,000
Top-up funding 
12,298,695
Independent provision
1,493,676
Alternative Commissioning
1,450,000
Residential placements with education joint funding 
485,989
Individual education and outreach 
945,506
Speech and Language Therapy
588,000
Sensory and Language Impairment Team
810,000
Education psychology 
394,000
Other support and therapies**
55,306
SEN Service Delivery teams **
934,449
Total DEFICIT balance 
6,034,836
-20,759,120

## Direction Of Travel

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Description of the HNB block and Council/
- Ensuring Schools are sustainable as funding reduces
- Working in  Partnership, improving our joint 
understanding and ownership of system linkages, demands and pressures.
- Improvement in Inclusion levels, more children 
supported in mainstream settings for both SEN and 
alternative provision. 

## Addressing The  Deficitdress Short Term Opportunities Are Limited

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Description of the HNB block and Council/
- Occupational Therapy: ensuring that other boroughs 
are charged for provision; new service level 
agreement. £50k 
- Renegotiation of Speech and Language Contracts. £50k
- Home Tuition/Medical Needs Unit renegotiation and 
new service level agreement. £50k  
- Miles Coverdale Entry Criteria - cost avoidance of 
EHC needs assessments / earlier intervention. 

## Towards Revised Funding For Special Schools Shorter Term:

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Recouping appropriate costs for pupils from other boroughs: 

## Longer Term:

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Creating a more robust commissioning system - place planning and top-ups
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Banding system  
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Making the  most effective use of Education, Health and Care resources and workforce development

## Addressing The Deficit: Approach

- Detailed Breakdown of High Needs Expenditure - Revisit previous overspend (forensic financial examination) - Identify potential income generation/reduction options 
- Scenario plan impact on individual areas & Schools - Options appraisal and recommendations - Members/Schools 
Forum 

## Governance

- Schools forum is main decision making 
body.
- All schools can be be involved in working 
groups, opportunities, suggestions, 
examining options appraisals.
- Initiatives & Project list and whose 
involved.