8.7.21 Education Banding Tool Implementation Reference Group Meeting

SCC

The following items were discussed at the meeting on 8th July 2021.  A copy of the full notes can be downloaded here.

Items discussed:

  • Welcome & Apologies
  • Agree notes and actions of previous meeting
  • Workshop
  • Items for future agenda
  • Questions & feedback from members & Any Other Business
  • Future meetings

Actions

  • Support upskilling of Keyworkers on Further Education provision.
  • Confirm percentage profiles for matrix 3, and clarify whether this is now the most significant level. Also the primary need recorded for matrix levels 1,2 & 3. 
  • Issues accessing specialist services to support Annual Reviews to be added to the Risk Log.
  • Reconsider Early Years enhancement for special and mainstream, as part of modelling.
  • Check if absconding is explicitly mentioned in the FACE Assessment questions.
  • Review EN Funding criteria to identify if there are any circumstances where a school could request additional funding/costs associated to a child’s need that are not considered within the FACE assessment questions.
  • Communicating Well question and factoring in requirement of a scribe – needs to be more guidance to answer question.
  • Diagnosis of Health Needs – top 3 to be selected.  Need to understand why and value of this data collection

Meeting presentation slides

The presentation covered the following.  A copy of the slides can be downloaded here.

  • Which of the High Needs Block funding within your school budget should be allocated by the Banding Tool?
  • What are the reasons we would allocate different funding for a pupil with the same level of need ( ie Band Level) in a primary, secondary or Post 16 education establishment?
  • We would like to seek your views on the wording contained within the FACE assessment questions
  • Are there any circumstances where a school would request additional funding/costs associated to a child’s need that are not considered within the FACE assessment questions?
  • Band Level 5 funding level discussion

Future Meetings

  • 18 Aug 2021 at 2:00pm to 3:00pm
  • 16 Sept 2021 at 3.00pm to 5.00pm
  • 17 Nov 2021 at 3.30pm to 5.00pm
  • 15 Dec 2021 at 4.00pm to 5.00pm

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