EFA e-bulletin for academies: 9 October 2014
Published 13 October 2014
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1. Information: funding for academies in 2015 to 2016
Free schools, UTCs and studio schools can register to participate in the funding webinar specific to them, to be held next week on Tuesday 14 October at 2pm.
Questions can be submitted in advance or live during the broadcast. Recording of the webinars will be available after the events.
2. Information: funding available for 2014 to 2015 national non-domestic rates (NNDR)
All academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs are eligible to claim funding for their national non-domestic rates (NNDR) invoices for the 2014 to 2015 financial year. Currently a significant minority of academies have not yet claimed for funding for which they are entitled.
Claims should be submitted using an online form. Academies need their URN (available from Edubase) plus the amounts for the last two years’ NNDR bills where available. Payments take into account the 80% charitable rebate applied and the opening date of the academy, and will be made within two months of claiming.
3. Reminder: high needs student place number exceptional cases due by 17 October
The 2015 to 2016 high needs student place number exceptional case process closes on 17 October. Any cases received after this date will not be considered.
Unlike last year there will not be a formal process for academies and FE institutions to make exceptional cases directly to the EFA. Local authorities should submit cases on their behalf. Information relating to this process including how to submit an exceptional case can be found on GOV.UK.
4. Information: 2014 to 2015 funding allocations published
EFA has published the schools block and 16 to 19 funding allocations for 2014 to 2015.
The schools block funding allocations cover each individual mainstream maintained school (for financial year 2014 to 2015) and academy (for academic year 2014 to 2015) under local authorities’ funding formulae for the funding year 2014 to 2015.
The post-16 allocations detail the allocations for institutions funded by the EFA for 16 to 19 education.
EFA has published the data sets in the interest of transparency and to give a more complete picture of education funding by showing how EFA has allocated £6.2 billion (post-16) and £30.9 billion (schools block funding) of public funds.
5. Information: Cracking the code: how schools can improve social mobility – new report published
A new report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission calls on schools to do more to improve exam results for poorer children.