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HIGH NEEDS FUNDING 2020-21

Meeting: 07/11/2019 - Schools Funding Forum (Item 18)

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Minutes:

Havering had been allocated an extra £4m of additional national funding for the high needs block. This was the second highest percentage rise in London but Havering still had the lowest funding per pupil in London. The high needs funding formula was to be reviewed by the DfE.

 

A high needs overspend of £2.3m had been forecast for Havering for 2019-20. This included an underspend of £1.1m carried forward from the Dedicated Schools Grant so there was in in fact a total overspend of £3.5m against the high needs allocation. Pupil numbers in Additionally Resourced Provision were expected to increase next year and the overspend would continue to be monitored. Updates on the position would be brought to future meetings of the forum. The new Special School would help the situation but this would not open until September 2021 due to delays in the planning process.

 

The Forum noted the additional high needs funding for financial year 2020-21 and noted the year forecast of expenditure for financial year 2019-20.