Open Book

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A new context

• The schools white paper

• Transparency

• Simplification

• The budget

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What is Open Book?

• Improves the transparency of the funding process

• Helps your sixth form to improve the quality of its provision

• Helps your sixth form improve the quality of its census data

• Gives you access to the same level of information as FE colleges.

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What have we produced for you?

• A quality improvement report looking back to 2009/10.

• A retrospective look at how your census data was used to calculate your 2011/12 funding allocation.

• A forward look at the success rate that will be used in next year’s 2012/13 allocation round.

Why have we done this?

• You asked for it

• Importance of data in an automated process

• Transparency of data and calculations

• Same facility to check calculations as rest of the sector

• To improve the accuracy of your calculations using your data.

We’re in this together

• 12/13 onwards Open Book

• 11/12 allocations Closed Book

• Looking forwards not backwards

• It needs to uncover inaccuracies to improve the process

• Issues that arise from this process will be put to good use

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Moving forward together• Shared issues log• Data collection, data management, software etc• Published on the YPLA website• Describes the issue• Who has raised it• . . . the solution ( eventually)

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How sixth forms are funded in 2011/12

2011/12 allocations

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Impact on funding allocations

• It will not be possible to change your 2011/12 funding allocation based on the information in this spreadsheet

• An increased focus on your May 2011 census return will help us provide a more accurate funding allocation for you in the future

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2011/12 allocation spreadsheet

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Calculation summary

Your funding statement

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Total SLN (11/12) = Learner numbers (10/11) x SLN:learner ratio (09/10)

SLN:learner ratio (09/10) = Total capped SLNs (09/10) ÷ Actual learner numbers (09/10)

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Data and calculationsPupil names

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Questions

Success rates

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Qualification Success Rate report (pilot)

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Improving sixth form provision

• Based on your May 2010 census

• Responsibility for sixth form improvement

• Who else see sees the reports?

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Questions

Success rates spreadsheet

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Success rates spreadsheet:

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Action to take• Does your success rate look about right?• Are the right students being counted?• Have their results been recorded accurately?• Submit a business case

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Submitting a business case• Complete the final three grey columns on the Data and calculations tab• Print business case page, headteacher to sign as accounting officer• Return to the YPLA by 8th July 2011

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Evidence requirements• Do not re-submit your census data• You must hold evidence at your school which supports all changes that you

propose. Evidence must be suitable for providing assurance to an auditor.

Acceptable evidence Not acceptable evidence

Statement from an awarding bodySpreadsheet produced by sixth form

Extract from your census / MI system return to DfE/LA

Letter of assurance from headteacher

  Photos of students

• The YPLA will contact you after you have submitted your business case to review your evidence

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Questions

Support and access

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What support is available to you?

• Have a look on our website: www.ypla.gov.uk• this presentation• an introduction to sixth form funding• guidance documents• screencasts • technical frequently asked questions• links to other sources of information

• If you can’t find what you need to know – contact us

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Accessing your documents:

The URL is:

https:\\gateway.imservices.org.uk

Sign in using the login details emailed w/c 9th May

Home screen:

Your workspaceShows all your documents

Your document and reportsYou will see one centre here and above

AnnouncementsIncludes a link to 16-19 Allocation generic notes

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