Management Information Sheet

High Needs Funding for students in School Sixth Forms

This funding stream is from the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and is for learners with learning difficulties and or disabilities. A high needs funded student is one with support costs over £6,000. Any student costing less than £6,000 is not classed as high needs and therefore should be funded out of the school's own disadvantage funding budget.

This MI sheet is to confirm the timescales for 2016/17 and provide information about where to find the following associated documentation:

• Post 16 High Needs Funding Panel Mainstream School Sixth Form Applications - Terms of Reference and Procedure
• Appendix 1 - Top-Up Request form
• Appendix 2 - Guidance

These documents can be downloaded from www.helpyouchoose.org in the 'Advisers and Teachers' section or in the Norfolk Schools website. This means that you should make an application for high needs funding for any student in your school sixth form for 2016/17 as soon as possible but no later than the cut-off date of 16 December 2016.

If you have any questions or require further information please contact:

Sara-Jane Sturman
Partnership Officer
Participation Strategy Team
Norfolk County Council - Children's Services
01603 222390
Email: sara-jane.sturman@norfolk.gov.uk