Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) consultation
The consultation has now closed, thanks to everyone for your contributions, the materials will remain available for reference purposes.
Schools Consultations Autumn 2024
Indicative mainstream budget information 2025-26
This information is for the mainstream 2025-26 funding formula only, as it was not previously provided to schools within the usual timescales as part of the autumn consultation.
Additional information for grants, e.g. Pupil Premium, forming part of schools' budget shares will be available when final budget shares are published for all schools by the end of February.
Please note: This information has not currently been approved by the DfE and is subject to change following their verification of the local authority mainstream funding formula.
Final budget shares and related documents will be released in line with the LA's normal timetable, by 28 February 2025.
Proposed Changes 2025-26 (Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Consultation)
The period for the consultation will be between 01 October 2024 and 24 October 2024, opening at 09:00am on Tuesday 1 October. This consultation has six sections for all schools and academies, including Notional SEN and Element 3 Funding questions, and four more sections for LA-maintained schools only.
Schools are asked to read the proposals in the consultation document and then complete an online survey to provide their feedback to the consultation. We hope that this will ensure that as many views are gathered as possible.
To view the consultation documents, click on the heading links below:
- 2025 DSG consultation strategic overview and survey engagement (PDF, 1 MB) - Read First (UPDATED 08/10/2024 09:40)
- DSG consultation paper 2024 (PDF, 511 KB) (UPDATED 03/10/2024 12:05pm)
- Notional SEN Formula consultation technical paper 2025-26 (Excel doc, 126 KB)
(The consultation is now closed.)
If you have a specific question regarding the proposals in the document, please email budgetshare@norfolk.gov.uk.
Briefing sessions
As part of this year's Dedicated Schools Grant consultation process, we are undertaking a broader listening exercise in relation to the SEN system in Norfolk, to gather as much feedback as possible from education leaders about what you want to see changed, enhanced or prioritised, alongside the technical consultation on funding allocation.
Please find below further details of their format and locations (meeting links removed):
- 1 October, 10:30-12:30 - Gorleston Library
- 2 October, 14:00-16:00 - Online via Teams
- 7 October, 14:00-16:00 - County Hall, Old Canteen
- 17 October, 16:00-18:00 - Online via Teams
- 22 October, 10:30-12:30 - Online via Teams
- 23 October, 16:00-18:00 - King's Lynn Academy
This is an important opportunity for us to come together as a system to design the right models for Norfolk children and young people, and we would encourage you all to participate in the consultation.
Engagement session Powerpoint slides
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