Issue - decisions

High Needs Budget 2020/21

27/03/2020 - High Needs Budget 2020/21

That:  the high needs budget for 2020/21 having regard to the views of the Schools Forum be approved as follows;

(a)       Complex needs funding £2,285,745;

(b)       Independent special schools £1,100,000;

(c)       Special school top-up funding £3,484,650;

(d)       Special school commissioned places £1,593,000;

(e)       High needs contingency £105,963;

(f)        Mainstream school top-up funding £2,087,525;

(g)       Nurture provision, from September 2020  £116,667;

(h)       Pupil Referral Service to retain income from charges £90,000;

(i)        SEN protection scheme for primary and secondary schools £385,000;

(j)        H3 Home, Hospital and Hub £382,500;

(k)       Autism and Language units top-up funding £286,925;

(l)        Pupil Referral Unit support fund £75,000;

(m)     Early years top-up funding £175,000;

(n)       Autism and Language Units commissioned places £282,000;

(o)       Pupil Referral Service top-up funding £376,875

(p)       Pupil Referral Service commissioned places at 65 summer term and 50 autumn and spring £562,000;

(q)       SEN support services

(i)            Additional Needs SEN advisor £203,750;

(ii)          Complex Learning Communications £122,550;

(iii)         Equalities team –inclusion £232,450;

(iv)         Behaviour Outreach – final year £9,000;

(v)          Physical & Sensory team £407,500;

(vi)         Managed moves £5,000;

(vii)        Business support £73,000;

(viii)      DSG Services £125,900;

(r)        Charges and income

(i)            Excluded pupils (AWPU)/ Hospital  -£315,000;

(ii)          Local authority recoupment    -£200,000;

(iii)         Transfer from schools block   -£300,000;

(iv)         Transfer from Central services block  -£60,500.