School funding from School funding from April 1st 2013April 1st 2013

Philippa StobbsCouncil for Disabled Children

Mainstream schools

1. Age-weighted pupil unit (AWPU)

Element 1•Core funding•Amount per pupil•Varies, decided locally, Schools Forum•More in areas of higher deprivation•Usually more in secondary than in primary•‘Age-weighted pupil unit’

£4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k

Mainstream schools

2. Delegated ‘AEN’ funding

1. Age-weighted pupil unit (AWPU)

£4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k

Element 2•Notional SEN budget•Delegated against school profile•Not per pupil•Varies according to local formula•Usually set against a number of different factors:

• profile of deprivation• profile of attainment on entry to school

Mainstream schools

2. Delegated ‘AEN’ funding

1. Age-weighted pupil unit (AWPU)

£4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k

£6k

£4k

£6k

£4k

Mainstream schools

3. ‘Top-up’ fundingLA High Needs Block

2. Delegated ‘AEN’ funding

1. Age-weighted pupil unit (AWPU)

£4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k £4k

£6k £6k £6k£6k

£4k

£6k

£4k

£28k

£15k

£10k

Special schools

Philippa Stobbspstobbs@ncb.org.uk