Decision details

The Cabinet Member RESOLVED to:

(i)  Approve the application of the national funding formula at the local level is 100% NFF emulation for factors and unit rate values, with the per pupil unit rate adjusted to fit with the total grant available, and the minimum funding guarantee at 0.5%, resulting in the funding for each school as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)  Approve increase in per pupil top-up rates of 3% for all Solihull special and alternative provision and an increase of 8% for moderate learning difficulty (MLD) schools in order to meet the required MFG;

(iii)  Approve increase in mainstream top-up rates for pupils with an EHCP of 6.1%, in line with the overall increase in school funding;

(iv)  Approve the incorporation of teacher pension grant element, but not the teacher pay element into a funding supplement payable in relation to a qualified teacher present in a grant eligible early years session;

(v)  Approve the early years hourly rates as set out in paragraph 3.7.4 of the report;

(vi)  Approve a subsidy to school commissioned places at Solihull Academy of £1,000 per place from April 2023;

(vii)  Approve a requirement for schools to provide a contribution towards local authority commissioned and funded alternative provision from April 2023. The contribution to be based on the per pupil funding the mainstream school receives for the duration the pupil is in the local authority funded setting; and

(viii)  Thank Solihull School Forum for their continued positive and productive working with the local authority.