Management Information Sheet
Norfolk's High Needs SEND Top-Up Funding: Timeline and Interim Process for October 2018 to March 2019
Following the release of the MI communications (26/18 and 66/18) and the briefing meeting on Tuesday 15th May the VS SEND received a wealth of valuable feedback. In light of this feedback, and in consultation with colleagues at SEND Cluster Lead/Host meetings on 21st and 22nd May, the proposals for allocating the High Needs SEND Top-Up funding have been reviewed. Therefore, funding for children/young people with EHCP's will be allocated using a banding system for which we require the SENCo to 'band' the children with EHCPs in their school/academy. For children/young people with High Needs on SEN Support who require High Needs Top-Up funding an application will be necessary. These interim systems will be developed with colleagues over time to ensure we have a child/young person centred, equitable mechanism for allocating funding moving forward.
Please be aware there is a requirement on all schools/academies to complete the EHCP Banding Form.
The revised timeline regarding the process:
- Summer Term High Needs SEND Top-Up Funding for pupils with EHCPs in Mainstream Schools (including Academies)
- Summer Term High Needs SEND Top-Up Funding for pupils with High Needs on SEN Support in Mainstream Schools (including Academies)
Summer Term 2018 Timeline:
| Date | Action/Deadline/Event |
|---|---|
| 25th May | Forms live on Perspective Lite:
| 15th June | Deadline for forms to be submitted
| June | Following the deadline for the EHCP Banding Form submission, forms will be screened, moderated and funding will be confirmed to schools for transfer to schools in September | 25th June | Moderation Meeting to moderate all applications submitted for High Needs SEN Support Top-Up Funding |
| w/b 2nd July | Feedback to Academies/Schools |
If you are interested in attending the moderation meeting, please email Wendy Rudd (Projects Manager) wendy.rudd@norfolk.gov.uk
The Forms will remain live unless updated and applications can be submitted at any time throughout the Financial Year.
Colleagues attending the moderation meeting on 25th June who have a teaching commitment and want to make a supply cover claim will be asked to submit a supply cover invoice.
For assistance with access to Perspective Lite please contact Dom Mingaye at dom.mingaye@norfolk.gov.uk or Simon Porritt at simon.porritt@norfolk.gov.uk.