That:

The local implementation of the National Funding Formula (NFF) for 2019/20 as set out in the consultation document and below, be approved as follows;

(a)  The final school funding values be agreed, subject to a minimum total funding per pupil of £3,500 for primary schools and £4,800 for secondary schools, including the adoption of the NFF sparsity taper, as follows:

(b)  the following additional payments be agreed at a cost of £281k, as follows;

(i)            Funding of £10 per pupil additional to the national funding formula as set out in (a) above be recommended

(ii)          That the Minimum Funding Guarantee be set at 0.33% to ensure those schools on the guarantee also receive the  £10 per pupil additional funding as in (b)(i) above be recommended

(iii)         The transfer of £112,000  equivalent to 0.12% of the total schools block to the high needs block for 2019/20 to help fund the primary Special Educational Needs (SEN) protection scheme and ensure the current cap of £130 per pupil continues for 2019/20 be recommended

(c)  The additional funding within the schools block of £197k be allocated as follows;

(i)            An additional £5 per pupil for primary and high schools and a further increase 0.17% in the MFG i.e. a total of the maximum permitted 0.5%.

(ii)           An additional £103,000, equivalent to a further 0.10%, be transferred to the high needs block in support of the increase in special school places

(d) the protected funding level be adopted in order to pass through to all schools the government’s 0.5% increase this year on 2017/18 baselines;