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Director's Briefing for Chairs & Vice Chairs 6.00pm

6.00pmWelcomeNeil Marlow, Chief Executive and Director of Education and Learning
6.05pmGeneral BELS and Schools Updates (Verbal Update)Neil Marlow, Chief Executive and Director of Education and Learning
6.20pmSchool Budgets 2024/5Neil Marlow, Chief Executive and Director of Education and Learning
6.35pmAlison Dawes Pupil Place Planning UpdateAlison Dawes, Director - School Access, Skills & Corporate Services
7.00pmEarly Years Entitlement for Working Families and Wraparound ChildcareAndy Whiting, Early Years and Primary Services Manager
7.15pmOfsted UpdateHelen Morrison, Head of School Improvement
7.30pmOfsted Experiences (Verbal Updates)Carolyn Hudson, Monkfrith Primary School
Steven Blumgart, Hasmonean High School for Girls
Paul Rossi, Martin Primary School
8.00pmCloseNext Meeting: Thursday 16 May 2024, 6pm

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School Budgets 2024/25

Dedicated Schools Grant 2024-25

December 2023

  • DFE announce Dedicated Schools Grant for 2024-25 - 3.7% increase
  • Schools Block - £333m (MSAG included) - 3% increase
  • Central School Services Block - £2.5m – 4.9% increase
  • High Needs - £77.6m – 3% increase
  • Early Years - £45.5m – 44% increase

School Funding 2024-25

  • Schools Budget Share are calculated using DFE's Authority Proforma Tool (APT).
  • APT uses October 23 census data
  • Barnet mirrors National Formula Funding rates
  • The schools forum agreed the budget share calculation for financial year 2024-25 on 11 January 2024
  • APT was submitted to DFE on 19^{th} January.
  • Local authority has emailed all schools their final budget shares this week.

Notional SEN Budget

  • The Notional SEN budget is not a separate budget nor an additional source of funding. It is an identified amount within a maintained school's delegated budget share.
  • This budget applies only to pupils in reception through to year 11.
  • The budget is intended as a guide for a school's spending decisions, and is neither a target nor a constraint on a school's duty to use its 'best endeavours' to secure special provision for its pupils with SEN.
  • The Notional SEN budget contributes towards the costs of special educational provision for pupils with high needs (most of whom will have EHCPs) and up to the high needs cost threshold set by the regulations (currently £6,000 per pupil per annum).

Notional SEN Budget Calculation

  • Local authorities uses NFF pupil led factors in arriving at the notional SEN budget.
  • There is currently no national approach to calculating notional budget for pupils with SEN through the NFF.
  • Below are the NNF factors and percentages used by Barnet to calculate the notional SEN budget.
Notional SEN (%)
1) Basic Entitlement (AWPU)4.50%
2.a) Deprivation - Free School Meals20%
2.b) Deprivation - IDACI20%
3) English as an Additional Language (EAL)100%
4) Mobility100%
5) Low prior attainment20%

Fair Share

  • Schools may experience a significant mismatch between the notional SEN budget and their actual cost of SEN support due to various reasons.
  • Fair Share attempts to elevate some of that pressure by providing additional funding to schools going into deficit and using more than 60% of their notional send budget to meet element 2 of EHCP pupils (including out-of-borough pupils).
  • The spend over 60% is given as a supplement. This ensures that at least 40% of the Notional SEN budget is available for pupils with SEN support.

Fair Share

Funding Example

TotalElement 2
Mainstream£6,000 used for pupils with EHCPs% of SEN Notional for EHCPs60% Threshold [d] = [b] * 60%Additional Funding [c] - [d]
EHCPs including OOB placements [a]Notional SEN Budget [b][c] = [a] * £6,000[c] / [b]90,00030,000
20150,000120,00080%180,000-
25300,000150,00050%180,000-

School A

School B

School Funding 2024-25 (Cont.)

Early Years

Funding is allocated to following age groups

  • the universal 15 hours entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
  • the additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds
  • the 15 hours entitlement for disadvantaged 2-year-olds
  • the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of children from 9 months to 2 years old (new entitlement from 1 September 2024)
  • the 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 2-year-old children (new entitlement from 1 April 2024)

Additional funding

  • maintained nursery school (MNS) supplementaryary funding for 3 and 4-year-olds
  • the disability access fund (DAF) for eligible children accessing the early years entitlements
  • the early years pupil premium (EYPP) for each hour an eligible child takes up any of the early years entitlements, up to a maximum of 570 hours (15 hours per week)

School Funding 2024-25 (Cont.)

Early Years

Early Years AllocationsFY 2023-24 £MFY 2024-25 £MChange £M%
3 and 4 year Olds (15 hours)£20.42£21.47£1.055%
3 and 4 Year Olds (30 Hours)£7.18£7.54£0.375%
2 Year Olds Disadvantage entitlement£2.82£3.91£1.0939%
2 Year Olds working parents (new entitlement)£0.00£6.56£6.56
under 2s entitlement (new entitlement)£0.00£4.52£4.52
Initial Allocation for 2 Olds£2.82£14.99£12.17431%
Pupil Premium£0.16£0.28£0.1273%
Disability Access Fund£0.15£0.23£0.0853%
Indicative Funding for Nursery Schools£0.66£0.81£0.1522%
Total Early Years Block£31.39£45.32£13.9344%
Total increase excluding the new funding£31.39£34.24£2.859%

School Funding 2024-25 (Cont.)

Early Years

  • 95% pass-thorough rate is extended to the new under 2-year-olds of working parents funding as well.
  • local authorities are required to have a disadvantaged 2-year-old rate that is at least equal to their rate for 2-year-old children of working parents
  • Currently, the LA is consulting with the settings on 2024-25 early years funding rates. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 9th February.
  • Final rates are to be announced on the week starting 19^{th} of February.

Licensing Deficits

  • A school must apply for a licensed deficit if it is unable to produce a financially balanced budget. (Application forms will be emailed to schools this week)
  • A licensed deficit is the amount agreed by the school and the Local Authority, which the school allowed to overspend in the current financial year.
  • Only the financial year 2024-25 deficit will be licenced.
  • The approval is be based on the three-year recovery plan and the detailed action plan provided.
  • A school cannot assume that approval will be automatically given.
  • If a request for a license deficit is declined, the local authority will contact the Head Teacher and the Governing Body to discuss the next steps.

Cash Advances

  • Some schools, not all, with deficits will require a cash advance to meet their day-to-day financial commitments.
  • Cash advance is not additional funding; it's an advance on the school's current budget share allocation.
  • Schools that require a cash advance must submit a formal application.

Redundancies

  • If a school is considering redundancy as the last resort in dealing with its budget deficit, the school can apply to the local authority to contribute towards the cost of redundancy.
  • The schools must notify and discuss any proposals to restructure and reduce staffing levels with the local authority at the earliest opportunity and before any consultations.
  • The local authority may refuse or only partially reimburse:
  • if a school has decided to offer more generous terms than the authority's policy
  • if a school acts outside the local authority's policy.
  • the local authority does not believe that redundancies are necessary to either set a balanced budget or meet the conditions of a licensed deficit.

Schools Financial Value Standard

  • LA Maintained Schools must submit the SFVS to the LA annually
  • LA uses the information to inform its program of Internal Audit and regularity
  • Schools must submit the SFVS to the LA no later than 31 March 2024
  • LA must submit the assurance statement to the DFE no later than 31 May 2024

Schools Financial Value Standard

Guidance

Schools financial value standard (SFVS) and assurance statement

This guidance helps schools and local authorities meet basic standards for good financial health and resource management.

From: Department for Education Published 28 February 2019 Last updated 21 September 2022 — See all updates

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Applies to England

Documents

Schools financial value standard checklist MS Word Document, 48.6 KB

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Schools Closing of Accounts 2023-24

TaskSchools' DeadlineNotes
Cut-off date for raising invoices to SchoolsFriday 1st MarchFor Schools information - Schools will need to accrue for March payroll invoice
Schools to provide information regarding the number of school employees in salary bands over £50k and Exit Packages for all Barnet Schools that do not use Capita/iTrent.Thursday 28th MarchTemplates to be circulated
Schools VAT ReturnsFriday 26th April
Deadline for Schools to produce and submit their year-end returns and bank rec to 31/03/2024 to Schools accountancy teamFriday 26th AprilTemplates to be circulated
Schools to provide Schools accountancy team with March's Bank Statement.Friday 26th April

School Budgets 2024/25

The light at the end of the tunnel

School Budgets 2024/25 - some light....

Schools Forum agreed use of DSG Reserves for:

  • New arrivals - Schools Forum agreed to use up to £1m of DSG reserves to fund new arrivals who are asylum seekers plus new arrivals from Hong Kong, Israel and Gaza, who arrive after the October Census. We've asked schools to submit their claim forms after 31 March 2024, as we've arranged to pay in two instalments for 2023/24– Post-Census Autumn / Spring term and Summer term.
  • Use this fund for urgent support, where needed, to better identify their additional needs and the provision they require to meet those needs at the time of their admission. Make additional payments to schools who have a disproportionate number of these pupils (for schools who accommodate 5-10 pupils an additional £10,000 and a further £10,000 for every additional 10 pupils after this). Also fund a system for pupils with complex SEND without recourse to EHCNA/EHCP.

School Budgets 2024/25 - some light....

Schools Forum agreed use of DSG Reserves for:

  • Emergency Repairs – Schools Forum agreed to use £200k to support an increasing number of LA maintained schools who are being faced with urgent repairs to their buildings which are not able to be funded by their own school budgets due to their own budgetary restraints. Paying for such repairs from the school budget would mean that their projected deficit grows leading to difficulties in achieving a balanced position at the end of three years. A proposal for funding would be considered if the following criteria were met:

The school buildings are maintained by the LA

The school does not have the necessary funds to meet these repair costs i.e. they are in a deficit position or these repairs would place the school into deficit

The repairs are deemed essential (by the LA) and are exceptional and unforeseen

The repairs are not the result of ineffective maintenance by the school

The repairs are not covered by the funding the schools get directly for maintenance and repair (Devolved Capital Funding)

□ It is a revenue cost and cannot be capitalised

The £200,000 allocated for the year has not been used up

School Budgets 2024/25 - some light....

Schools Forum agreed de-delegated funds from DSG for:

  • Redundancies – The centrally held school contingency is for unforeseen circumstances when the school’s budget share was initially determined; an example of the use of contingencies would be the funding of additional NNDR (business rate) costs following a re-valuation. Financial support for schools making redundancies in order to recover a deficit is also funded from here. Schools continue to face financial challenges and are likely to depend on the support of the contingency pot. The contingency is held at £0.460m

School Budgets 2024/25. Some more light..

Employer contributions to support staff LGPS reduced by 8%

(average saving per school £17,000)

Jacob, Sanjaya and I have met with Entrust and FM4Sto ensure consistent and accurate support from them to schools. We will repeat this with School Business Managers/ school staff

We are streamlining the application for a deficit budget process and recovery planning

Schools in Financial Difficulty Panel set up

Finance Team and BELS available to support and give advice. We have prioritised some schools to start conversations with

Looking to increase Strategic Budget Planning support from BPSI

School Budgets 2024/25. Some more light..

Budgetary challenges presented by increased number of children with complex needs

  • Working Group to look at Fair Funding methodology
  • Meeting on March 25th focused on SEND (at PDC) When?

Monday 25 March 2024

  • Session 1 – 12.15 – 2.30pm
  • Session 2 - 2.45 – 5.00pm.

What do you need to do?

  • Please confirm your attendance and which session to Sabrina Burrell and send your question(s) to sabrina.burrell@barnet.gov.uk on or before 6 March 2024.

School Admissions Update

February 2024

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Reception — application stats

On-time applicationsLate apps
YearBarnet residentsOther LA residentsTotal% change in applies compared to previous yearAs of 17 August
2024*38457174562-2.6%N/A
202339157714686-2.6%328
202240527574809-0.4%311
202140447854829-4.6%382
2020428178050612%301
2019417278749590%328

* Subject to change

Primary National Offer Day Allocations

Year% 1st preference offers% 1st to 3rd Preference OffersBarnet offers to other LA pupilsOther LA offers to Barnet pupils
2024Data not yet available
202385.4496.07262322
202283.8895.36269408
202182.9693.45275348
202083.694.16281374
201985.2395.63256358

Reception vacancies by faith (on 7 February 2024)

School's religious characterVacanciesTotal places% vacant places
None27727759.98%
Church of England (CE)215603.75%
Catholic9249518.59%
Jewish285654.96%
TOTAL41843959.51%

Changes to primary provision

Menorah Primary School

The school will split into two single-sex schools, from January 2024

Deansbrook Junior

PAN reduction to 3FE to 2FE, from September 2024

Menorah Foundation

PAN reduction from 50 places to 1FE, from September 2024

St Joseph's Catholic

PAN reduction to 3FE to 2FE, from September 2024

Saracens Primary

New 2FE provision in Colindale; September 2026

Deansbrook Infant

Proposed PAN reduction from 3FE to 2FE from September 2025

Secondary – application stats

On-time applicationsLate apps
YearBarnet residentsOther LA residentsTotal% change in applies compared to previous yearAs of 17 August
2024*423032887518-4.39TBC
2023440634577863-2.26297
2022441536308045-1.84199
2021431238848196+1.91202
2020430037428042-0.64149
2019430137938094+2.74175

Secondary National Offer Day allocations

Year% 1st preference offers% 1st to 3rd Preference OffersBarnet offers to other LA pupilsOther LA offers to Barnet pupils
2024 (estimate)74.391.11088765
202371.7289.061076771
202272.6489.631174756
202170.4389.011138740
202072.4290.161168756
201967.1085.281124746

Secondary vacancies and unplanned places

Year 7 – Permanent placesTotal places (permanent)Vacancies (1 March 2023)Vacancies (7 Feb 2024)% vacant places (28 Sept 2023)
48121001733.6%
SchoolPANYear 7 2024 - additional unplanned places
East Barnet210240 (+30)
Hasmonean High Boys75100 (+25)
Hasmonean High Girls7585 (+10)
Queen Elizabeth Girls180210 (+30)

Changes to secondary provision

Future changes to secondary PANs

Friern Barnet School

PAN reduction from 162 places to 150 places, from September 2024

St James Catholic

PAN reduction from 8FE to 7FE, from September 2024

Hasmonean High School, Boys

The Year Seven cohort has been moved to a temporary site in Camden, to allow for expansion. A site adjacent to the main school has been identified for permanent expansion, potentially from September 2025

In-year school placements – children from overseas (1 Sep 2022 to 26 July 2023)

CategoryPrimarySecondaryTOTAL
Ukraine514798
Hong Kong6445109
Asylum-seeker11687203
Any other child from overseas6953801,075
GRAND TOTAL9265591,485

Reception five-year forecast – Barnet (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent places*Expected surplus forms of entry
2023/20243939439915.3
2024/20253895431914.1
2025/20263754428917.8
2026/20273868434916
2027/20283865434916.1

*Future anticipated PAN changes applied

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA1 Burnt Oak, Colindale, Hendon, West Hendon (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExcepted surplus forms of entry
2023/2024103311564.1
2024/2025106311061.4
2025/2026103311062.4
2026/2027109011662.5
2027/2028109611662.3

PAN changes applied (St Joseph's Catholic -30 & Menorah Foundation -20, in 2024; Saracens Primary +60 in 2026)

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA2 Edgware, Hale, Mill Hill, Totteridge & Whetstone (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExpected surplus forms of entry
2023/20247178534.5
2024/20257198233.5
2025/20266927933.4
2026/20277067932.9
2027/20287067932.9

*Future anticipated PAN reductions applied (London Academy -30 in 2024; Deansbrook Infant -30 in 2025)

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA3 Childs Hill, Garden Suburb, Golders Green (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExpected surplus forms of entry
2023/20245075551.6
2024/20255055551.7
2025/20264845552.4
2026/20275025551.8
2027/20285055551.7

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA4 Coppetts, West Finchley, Woodhouse, East Finchley, Finchley Church End (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExpected surplus forms of entry
2023/20248109003
2024/20257669004.5
2025/20267339005.6
2026/20277349005.5
2027/20287269005.8

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA5 Underhill, High Barnet (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExpected surplus forms of entry
2023/20243203350.5
2024/20253113350.8
2025/20262913351.5
2026/20273023351.1
2027/20283003351.2

Reception five-year forecast – Primary PA6 Brunswick Park, East Barnet, Oakleigh (pre-May 2022 wards) (2023 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearReception projectionsPermanent placesExpected surplus forms of entry
2023/20245526001.6
2024/20255316002.3
2025/20265216002.6
2026/20275346002.2
2027/20285326002.3

Reception 2023 applications by ward

1 Barnet Vale 2 Brunswick Park 3 Burnt Oak 4 Childs Hill 5 Colindale North 6 Colindale South 7 Cricklewood 8 East Barnet 9 East Finchley 10 Edgware 11 Edgwarebury 12 Finchley Church End 13 Friern Barnet 14 Garden Suburb 15 Golders Green 16 Hendon 17 High Barnet 18 Mill Hill 19 Totteridge & Woodside 20 Underhill 21 West Finchley 22 West Hendon 23 Whetstone 24 Woodhouse

Secondary pupil forecast – next five years

(2022 GLA School Roll Projections)

YearYear Seven projectionsPermanent places*Expected surplus of entry
2023/2024471848123.1
2024/2025460647665.3
2025/2026454647667.3
2026/2027451447668.4
2027/2028454947667.2

* Future PAN reductions applied (St James' – 1FE; Friern Barnet – 12 places)

An Introduction to

The Early Years Expansion and Wraparound Childcare

Future provision summary.

Entitlements: Eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week, for 38 weeks a year, from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school. Govt will also increase the hourly rate for providers. Wraparound: The government will invest £289m over two academic years, from Sept 2024, to enable schools and local authorities to set up wraparound childcare provision Market reforms, including more choice for childminders and changes to EYFS requirements, to improve flexibility for providers and support the workforce.

Wraparound: The government will invest £289m over two academic years, from Sept 2024, to enable schools and local authorities to set up wraparound childcare provision Market reforms, including more choice for childminders and changes to EYFS requirements, to improve flexibility for providers and support the workforce.

Changing staff: child ratios from 1:4 to 1:5 for two-year-olds in England to align with Scotland and provide greater flexibility for providers Childminder grants to attract people to childminding, with £1200 for those who register with a childminder agency and £600 for those who register with Ofsted Universal Credit reforms will pay childcare support up-front when parents move into work or increase their hours and increase the monthly re-imbursement caps

Childminder grants to attract people to childminding, with £1200 for those who register with a childminder agency and £600 for those who register with Ofsted Universal Credit reforms will pay childcare support up-front when parents move into work or increase their hours and increase the monthly re-imbursement caps

The Timeline of Change

The Government are extending childcare to support more parents returning to work after their parental leave ends. By September 2025, working parents of all children over the age of nine months will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare. So that schools, nurseries and childminders can prepare to deliver such a major expansion, it will be rolled out in phases:

From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours childcare.

From September 2024, 15 hours childcare will be extended to all working families with children the term after 9 months

From September 2025, working parents of children under the age of 5 will be entitled to 30 hours childcare per week.

Supply of Early Years Places in Barnet

  • We asked providers how many places they are currently offering to 0-4 year olds and how many places they have available for each age group.
  • The table below shows the responses from 259 providers offering funded childcare:

Places Offered Places Available

For 0–2-year-olds For 2-year-olds For 3–4-year-olds For 0–2-year-olds For 2-year-olds For 3–4-year-olds

Childminder 203 196 177 66 57 68

PVI 727 1158 1745 193 324 482

Schools 32 265 1791 0 44 372

Grand total 968 1627 3722 260 427 923

Please note. These figures represent the minimum number of places offered/available as not all providers completed our survey

Early Years Hourly Rate Consultation

  • The changes to the hourly rates were presented to schools Forum on the 11th January 2024. Changes were agreed in principal but we are currently obtaining the views of Barnet's Early Years Providers.

The proposed hourly rates are:

EntitlementProposed hourly rate
3 and 4 year-old working£6.23
2 year old working£9.21
2 year old disadvantaged£9.59
9 month to 2 year old working£12.54
  • The consultation with providers closes on Friday 9 February, and we will release the final rates shortly after this.

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How to apply for funded childcare for Working Parents with 2, 3 or 4 year-old children

STEP 1 CHECK YOU'RE ELIGIBLE

Check if you're eligible for free childcare and compare different types of support. https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

STEP 2 APPLY FOR FUNDING

You need to apply the term before you want to take up a place. To apply, go to the government gateway Childcare service. https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-childcare-if-youre-working

STEP 3 FIND A CHILDCARE PROVIDER Find childcare near you https://www.gov.uk/find-free-early-education

STEP 4 GIVE YOUR CODE TO THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER

Give the code in your childcare account to your provider(s) along with your National Insurance number and your child's date of birth. Your childcare provider(s) will check your code is valid and you can't take up your free childcare place without it.

STEP 5 RECONFIRM

You must confirm your details are up to date every 3 months or your code will expire. Sign into your gov.uk childcare account to confirm your details - You will receive a reminder from HMRC to do this. https://www.gov.uk/sign-in-childcare-account?step-by-step-nav=f517cd57-3c18-4bb9-aa8b-1b907e279bf9

Caring for people, our places and the planet

Wraparound programme overview

  • The government is investing £289 million to support the expansion of wraparound childcare for primary school-aged pupils.
  • The government's ambition is for all parents of primary school children who need it to be able to access childcare in their local area from 8am – 6pm. This will help to ensure that parents have enough childcare to work full time, more hours and with flexible hours.
  • This funding will support local authorities to work with primary schools and private, voluntary and independent providers including childminders to introduce or expand childcare provision between 8am and 6pm and enable them to test flexible ways of providing childcare and gather evidence of what works.
  • Parents of primary school aged children will still be expected to pay to access this provision, as this programme aims to increase the availability of childcare, rather than subsidise childcare, but support with costs will be available to eligible parents through Universal Credit childcare and Tax Free Childcare.
  • Parents should expect to see an expansion in the availability of wraparound care from September 2024, with every parent who needs it able to access term-time wraparound childcare by September 2026.

Delivery models: provision does not just have to happen in schools, but schools do have a role to signpost parents to local provision

School-based provision, delivered by school

Delivered by school staff on school site, open to all children in that school.

Private provider-run provision, on or off school site

Operated and delivered by staff employed by private provider. If on school site, they may pay school to operate wraparound provision on their premises and advertise via school channels. Could operate on other sites too.

Community model

Local authority co-ordinates a community-focused cluster / hub model, with children from multiple schools on one site. Not necessarily linked to any one school. Run by private provider, community organisation or any other appropriate body.

Childminders

Provision delivered by childminders, signposted to parents by local authority and schools. Could be a group of CMs working together on a single/community site.

Other EY providers

Existing EY providers may take older children (i.e. of school-age) during wraparound hours. For example, a play group operating on a school site may run the provision, or a local nursery.

Creating places and the hours that parents need for wraparound childcare

Funding is available for providers to create additional places and ensure existing places are available for the hours that are required, to:

Expand

expanding the number of places where provision exists but not meeting demand.

expanding the time that provision is available (if not already from 8am to 6pm) where financial support is needed to do this (unless evidence to suggest right hours are different for that locality).

Create

creating new provision and places where these don't currently exist (these should be offered 8-6 unless evidence to suggest right hours are different for that locality)

Test

new approaches, where traditional models of wraparound may not support sustainable provision to identify what works in their local area and identify the level of risk.

Use of funding

The programme funding aims to remove key barriers to setting up new provision or expanding current provision. By providing funding upfront ('pump prime funding') we aim to remove/minimise the financial risk that is often a barrier to setting up or expanding provision.

The programme funding is tapered over 5 terms. This reflects the expectation that as take-up of provision increases, and therefore income from parental payments increases, the level of grant funding needed to contribute to running costs to ensure sustainability reduces.

Programme funding can be used to cover costs including:

Staffing

Training, including specialist training for staff to ensure they feel equipped to support children with additional needs

Transport costs such as minibus hire (not purchase, although capital funding could be used for this)

Resources

Running costs whilst demand builds, to remove any financial risk to providers of offering additional places before demand is guaranteed

Capital funding (provided separately) can be used so providers can ensure that inclusive provision is set up from the beginning, by using it to establish inclusive spaces and buy inclusive equipment and resources.

Further details are available in the Wraparound Programme Handbook

Current SUPPLY of wraparound provision in Barnet

Out analysis found that...

  • 39% of Barnet schools currently provide full wraparound care (8am-6pm)
  • 53% currently provide some wraparound care

Of the schools that offer ‘some wraparound’ care, over half provide care from 8am to 5:30pm or later.

  • 8% currently provide no wraparound care.

These findings show that there is currently a good level of wraparound provision in Barnet. To ensure we can continue to support all working families we would like to work together and extend what's available.

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Current DEMAND of wraparound provision in Barnet (Parent Survey Findings)

Of those who said no...

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How to get involved?

There are a number of steps involved in setting up new or expanding existing wraparound childcare provision, including registering with Ofsted or a childminder agency, which your local authority can support with.

As set out in the programme handbook, all childcare providers who want to take part in the programme, regardless of whether they are schools, private or voluntary organisations, or childminders, should:

  • Work collaboratively with local authorities.
  • Respond to data collection requests from local authorities promptly.
  • Adhere to statutory guidance, including to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
  • Ensure their provision is inclusive and has considered the needs of all children, including those with SEND and additional needs.
  • Where appropriate, promote availability of government childcare subsidies to parents, including Tax-Free childcare and Universal Credit childcare element. For more details inc guidance and resources see Childcare Choices
  • Where in receipt of funding for the programme comply with funding and assurance requirements as set out in the funding agreement with their local authority.
  • Deliver provision that aligns with the quality principles, including the requirement for all private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers to be Ofsted registered, or in the case of childminders, to be registered with Ofsted or a childminder agency.

Childcare Choices

Final thoughts .... Ascertain supply and demand in your School Can you expand your early years or wraparound provision? What are the main barriers to you expanding your provision? Is there a wraparound model you’d be interested in exploring? How can the Local Authority Help your School? 15

LNI Update for Governors Spring 2024

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Ofsted Headlines from Barnet

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Ofsted Inspections in Barnet 2023-2024

This year we have had 16 Inspections (5 secondary, 10 primary and 1 special school). The outcomes for inspections this year are shown in the table below:

OutstandingGoodRequiring ImprovementInadequateGood +Report not published
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Of the 10 Good schools, some areas were judged to be outstanding:
Behaviour and attitudes: 5 schoolsPersonal Development: 6 schoolsEarly Years: 4 schools
Some of these schools achieved outstanding for all 3 areas.

Percentage of schools Good or better - remains the same

Percentage Good or better
Barnet95.3%
London95.3%
England88.7%

Schools Due Inspection this year (1)

School Reason Taken Place School Reason Take Place

Childs Hill Academy conv (Feb '20) FCHS Good (March '18) ☑

Ark Pioneer New School Livingstone Good (April '18) ☑

Hasmonean Girls New school (Sept '19) Brookland Infant Outstanding (Oct '13)

Moss Hall Infant Outstanding (Feb '09) Orion Outstanding (March '15)

Whitings Hill Outstanding (Nov '10) Holy Trinity Outstanding (April '15)

Martin Outstanding (Dec '11) The Hyde Outstanding (May '15)

Monkfrith Outstanding (Sept '11) Osidge Good (June '18) ☑

St John's N11 Outstanding (Feb '12) Mapledown Good (July '18) ☑

Menorah Primary Outstanding (Feb '12) All Saint's N20 Good (Oct '18)

Hasmo High Boys Outstanding (Nov '12) Friern Barnet Good (Oct '18)

Manorside Outstanding (Jan '13) Holly Park Good (Nov '18)

Barnfield Outstanding (June '13) Rimon Good (Nov '18)

SMSJ Good (July '17) St Andrew the Apos Good (Nov '18)

Etz Chaim Good (Nov '17) Woodcroft Good (Dec '18)

Copthall Good (Feb '18) Claremont Good (Jan '19)

Dollis Good (Feb '18) Compton Outstanding (Jan '18)

Schools Due Inspection this year (continued)

School Reason Taken Place School Reason Taken Place

Wren Academy Outstanding (Sept '18) Broadfields Good (June '19)

Northway Outstanding (Oct '18) Oak Hill Good (Dec '19)

Archer Academy Outstanding (May '19) Blessed Dominic Outstanding (June '19)

Ashmole Primary Outstanding (May '19) Oakleigh Outstanding (June '19)

Oak Lodge Outstanding (Sept '19) Christ's College Good (March '20)

Hasmonean Pri Good (Jan '19) Schools Maybe Having Inspection this year

Foulds Good (Jan '19) School Reason Taken Place

St. Vincent's Good (March '19)

Beit Shvidler Good (March '19) Annunciation Junior Good + (June '22)

Parkfield Good (March '19)

St Theresa's Good (March '19) St. Paul's NW7 Outstanding - (Sept '22)

TTA Good (March '19) Deansbrook Infants RI (March '23) - requested early re-inspection

Beis Yaakov Good (May '19)

Menorah Found Good (June '19) Woodridge Good (Oct '19)

All Saint's NW2 Good (June '19) Summerside Good (Nov '19)

Frith Manor Good (June '19)

COMMON AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Implementation and impact including:

Assessment - How well leaders know how pupils are doing overall.

Assessment - How well leaders know how pupils are doing in the classroom: to identify and address misconceptions and decide when to move on to new learning.

Pupils' ability to talk about what they have learned over time.

Updates to the Framework

Summary of changes: Summary of changes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Changes to the LNI Team

Helen Morrison - Head of School Improvement

LNI for Network 1 - Alison Poyiadjs

LNI for Network 2 - Yvonne Baron (Monday to Wednesday) and Jen Brodkin (Wednesday to Friday

LNI for Network 3 - Claire Syms

Networks and LNI Team from January 2024

Beit Shvidler All Saints' N20 Annunciation Infant

Brunswick Park Beis Yaakov Annunciation Junior

Chalgrove Bell Lane Barnfield

Church Hill Blessed Dominic Brookhill Nursery

Coppets Wood Broadfields Brookland Infant

Cromer Road Christ Church Brookland Junior

Danegrove Courtland Colindale

Dollis Fairway Deansbrook Infant

Frith Manor Foulds Edgware Primary

Goldbeaters Martin Garden Suburb Infant

Hasmonean Primary Mathilda Marks Kennedy Garden Suburb Junior

Hollickwood Monken Hadley Hampden Way Nursery

Holly Park Noam Holy Trinity

IJDS Northside Menorah Foundation

Livingstone Pardes House Menorah Primary

Manorside Rosh Pinah Moss Hall Infant

Monkfrith Sacred Heart Moss Hall Junior

(The) Orion St Agnes Moss Hall Nursery

Osidge St Andrew's Queenswell Infant

Our Lady of Lourdes St Catherine's Queenswell Junior

St John's N11 St John's N20 SMSJ

St Mary's EN4 St Joseph's St Margaret's Nursery

St Paul's N11 St Paul's NW7 St Mary's N3

St Theresa's Sunnyfields St Vincent's

Primary Network 1 Alison Poyiadjis Primary Network 2 Jen Brodkin and Yvonne Baron Primary Network 3 Claire Syms

Alma All Saints NW2 Akiva

Trent Underhill Summerside

Tudor Wessex Gardens Woodcroft

Woodridge Whitings Hill The Wren

Special Schools Special Schools Special Schools

Northgate Pavilion/Oak Hill Oak Lodge Kisharon Windmill Mapledown Oakleigh Northway

Secondary schools – supported by Charles Rice and Patrick Moriarty

Second Visits (SEVs) to schools

Will take place before the end of Summer 1

Focus will be agreed with the headteacher

▶ Still a particular focus on the quality teaching and assessment

▶ Governors should receive a copy of the report

Recruiting Senior Members of Staff

Monkfrith Primary School (Ofsted)

Four main areas of investigation in our Ofsted:

  1. Safeguarding
  2. How Governors hold the school to account for the quality of education
  3. How additional funding – Pupil Premium – is used effectively
  4. Equality duties