Finding FundingBrian Gale

Director Policy & Campaigns

25 November 2011

Between 2010/11 and 2014/15 - a 60% reduction in capital spend

School Capital Allocation 2011/12£2 billion • 800M School places

• £858M Capital maintenance LA schools and Surestart

• £196M VA schools

• £185M Devolved capital (reduced)

• £85M Academies Maintenance Fund – urgent build

Priorities

• School places

• Building decay (H&S)

2012/13

Don’t know yet

It will probably be less than before

School Revenue

• Minimum Funding Guarantee

• But inflation means a real terms reduction

Local Authority Budget

• Under greater pressure than schools

• Loss of School Access Initiative of £92M in 2011/12

But....

Duties under SEN & Disability Act remain

•Schools - Accessibility Plans

•LA – Accessibility Strategies

But....

A duty forgotten

Equality Act 2010

Reasonable adjustment duty extended to schools September 2012

But....

• What will it cover?

• Will it apply to Soundfield?