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F Committee: Schools’ Forum Meeting Date: 26 November 2020 Title: The adoption by Academy Trusts of the Policy for the recoupment of Education Funding after the Permanent Exclusion of a Pupil Author: Gemma Morgan Decision making / Advice on what action can be taken regarding the Academy Trusts consultative / who have not yet responded or have declined to adopt the information: Recoupment of Education Funding after the Permanent Exclusion of a Pupil policy. N/A Who can vote? What is the Forum being asked to decide? 1. To update Schools’ Forum Members on the current position regarding the adoption by Academy Trusts of the Policy for the recoupment of Education Funding after the Permanent Exclusion of a Pupil. To offer advice on what action can be taken regarding the Trusts who have not yet responded or have declined to adopt the policy. Reason for recommendation 2. Support required from Schools’ Forum to encourage more Academy Trusts to adopt the new policy. Who will be affected by this decision? 3. This situation affects all schools and academies in Suffolk. Summary of main points 4. Following approval by School’s Forum a new policy for the recoupment of Education Funding after the Permanent Exclusion of a Pupil has been introduced in all maintained schools from September 2020. The new policy explains how funding will be recovered from an excluding school and passported to the receiving school once a child has been permanently excluded. 5. All maintained schools were informed through Suffolk Headlines about the new policy and will follow the guidance as directed by Suffolk County Council. 1 6. All Academy Trust CEOs were written to on the 11th May 2020 and asked to adopt the policy within their settings. • 36 Academy Trusts were contacted • This represented 167 academies across Suffolk • 20 Academy Trusts have responded • 16 have not responded • 8 Academy Trusts have adopted the policy (Table One). Representing 50 Suffolk Schools. • 4 have refused to adopt the policy (Table Two). Representing 12 Suffolk Schools. • 3 Academy Trusts have responded with questions but not made a decision (Table Three) • 24 Academy Trusts have yet to make a decision regarding adopting the policy (Table Four) Representing 105 Suffolk Schools. 7. We initially sent the policy out for a decision on the 11th May 2020 with a deadline of 12th June 2020. A worked example of how the funding would be recovered was shared with the trusts on the 10th June 2020 and the deadline was extended to the 3rd July 2020. The deadline was extended further to the 22nd July 2020. Table One: Academy Trusts who have adopted the policy and their Suffolk Schools Academy Name Suffolk Schools Academy Transformation Trust: Beck Row Primary Academy, Great Heath Academy, Mildenhall College Academy, Westbourne Academy. Avocet Academy Aldeburgh Primary School, Easton Primary School, Leiston Primary School, Wickham Market Primary School, Saxmundham Primary School. Children’s Endeavour Trust Abbot’s Hall, Chilton and Combs Ford Community Primaries in Stowmarket; Bosmere Community Primary in Needham Market and Freeman Community Primary Clarion Academy Trust Pakefield High School Diocese of Norwich EAT Hopton Primary Academy, Kessingland Primary Academy, Middleton Primary Academy, St Peter & St Paul Primary Academy Paradigm Trust Ipswich Academy, Murrayfield Primary, Pipers Vale Primary. 2 St John the Baptist Catholic Multi St Benets Catholic Primary School, St Academy Trust Edmunds Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School. Unity Schools Partnership: Castle Manor Academy, Thomas Gainsborough School, Felixstowe Academy, Haverhill Community Sixth Form, Newmarket Academy, Samuel Ward Academy, St Edwards Academy, Sybil Andrews Academy, Churchill School, The Bridge School, Sir Bobby Robson School, Abbots Green Academy, Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Wells Hall Primary School, Burton End Primary Academy, Kedington Primary School, Westfield Primary Academy, Clements Primary Academy, Langer Primary Academy, Wickhambrook Primary Academy, Coupals Primary Academy, Laureate Community Academy, Woodhall Primary Academy, Ditton Lodge Primary School, Place Farm Primary Academy, Glemsford Primary Academy. Table Two: Academy Trusts who have refused to adopt the policy and their Suffolk Schools Academy Name Suffolk Schools Hartismere/ Benjamin Britten Hartismere and Benjamin Britten Sapientia Educational Trust Stradbroke High School The Consortium Multi Academy Trust St Edmund's Primary, Mendham Primary The Tilian Partnership Bardwell, Crawford's (Haughley), Gislingham, Ixworth, Old Newton, Palgrave and Rougham Primary Schools. Table Three: Academy Trusts who have responded with questions but not made a decision Academy Name Suffolk Schools Bury Trust County Upper, Horringer Court, Westley Campus, Tollgate Primary Stour Valley Stour Valley Thedwastre Education Trust: Great Barton C of E Primary Academy, Rattlesden C of E Primary Academy, Thurston C of E Primary Academy, Woolpit Primary Academy 3 Table Four: Academy Trusts who have not yet adopted the policy and their Suffolk Schools (including those that have not yet responded) Academy Name Suffolk Schools Active Learning Trust Albert Pye Primary School, Chantry Academy, Grove Primary School, Gusford Primary School, Hillside Primary School, Pakefield Primary School, Ravensmere Infant School, Red Oak Primary School, Reydon Primary School, Sidegate Primary School, Westwood Primary School All Saints Schools Trust All Saints Laxfield Primary School, Charsfield CEVCP School, Dennington CEVCP School, Fressingfield CoFE Primary School, Great Whelnetham School, Occold Primary School, St Peter & St Paul Primary School - Eye, Stradbroke Primary School, Wortham Primary School Anglian Learning Trust Howard Community Primary School, The Meadows Primary School Asset Education The Oaks Primary, St Helens Primary, The Beeches Community Primary School, Holton St Peter, Edgar Sewter Primary School, Bungay Primary School, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Wenhaston Primary School, Stutton Primary School, Cliff Lane Primary, Castle Hill Primary, Shotley School, Ringshall School. Bury Trust County Upper, Horringer Court, Westley Campus, Tollgate Primary East Anglian Schools Trust Bungay High School, Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School Eastern Multi-Academy Trust Glade Academy, West Row Academy Ely Multi Academy Trust All Saints Academy, Barnham Primary School, Elm Primary School, St Botolphs Primary School, St Christopher’s Primary, St Johns Primary, St Marys Primary School. Evolution Academy Trust Coldfair Green Primary School, Dell Primary, Elm Tree Primary, Poplars Primary 4 GCE Trust Copleston High School, Rose Hill Primary School, Britannia Primary School Inspiration Trust Stradbroke Primary Academy John Milton Academy Trust Bacton Primary School, Cedars Park Primary School, Mendlesham Primary School, Stowupland High School Ormiston Academies Trust Ormiston Denes Academy, Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Stoke High School, Ormiston Sudbury Academy, Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy, Orwell Multi Academy Trust Brooklands Community Primary School, Grange Primary School, Handford Hall Primary School, Halifax Primary School, Springfield Infant School and Nursery, The Willows Primary School. Reach2 Academy Trust Beccles Primary Academy, Brampton Primary Academy, Gunton Primary Academy, Martlesham Primary Academy, Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy, Phoenix St Peter Academy, Springfield Primary Academy, Sprites Primary Academy, St Margaret’s Primary Academy, St Marks Primary Academy Sabres Educational Trust IES Breckland Seckford Foundation Woodbridge School, Beccles Free School, Saxmundham Free School, Ixworth Free School South Suffolk Learning Trust East Bergholt High School, Claydon High School, Hadleigh High School St Louis Academy St Louis Academy St Mary’s CofE Multi Academy Trust St Mary’s CofE Academy St Mary’s Church of England St Mary’s Church of England Academy Academy Stour Valley Stour Valley Thedwastre Education Trust Great Barton C of E Primary Academy, Rattlesden C of E Primary Academy, Thurston C of E Primary Academy, Woolpit Primary Academy Waveney Valley Academy Trust Sir John Leman High School, Roman Hill Primary School, Stowmarket High School, Alde Valley Academy, Northgate Primary School 5 8. We have written to all Academy Trusts that have yet to respond to the request to adopt the new policy and confirmed that we expect that they have adopted the new policy as we have not heard anything to the contrary. The letters were sent out during week commenting 14th September 2020 and we have yet to receive any responses. 9. For the three Academy Trusts who have refused to adopt the policy, they will not receive the funding associated with a child who moves into one of their settings following a permanent exclusion. We will also not be able to recoup funding from them if they permanently exclude a child. 10. For those who have adopted the policy and for those that haven’t yet informed us about their position, we will start recovering and passporting funds in the autumn term. 11. We are currently developing our internal process to ensure we are completely open and transparent about the funding associated with a child who has been permanently excluded. We intend to share all of our funding information with the excluding school, so they are completely clear about how our calculations have been reached. 6 .