Element 3 Funding 2025-26

It is the responsibility of local authorities to put arrangements in place for the provision of Element 3 funding and to agree the budget for Element 3 as part of the overall High Needs Block budget that, in turn, is part of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). 

Local authorities require the final DSG Allocations to be notified from the Department for Education to be able to agree the overall DSG budget for 2025/26.  This was received on 18 December 2024.  Our Cabinet will consider the DSG budget on 27 January and will recommend a budget to the Full Council on 18 February, when the final decision will be made.  This is aligned with the timeline for the agreement of the Council's overall budget. 

The Cabinet meeting on the 27 January will consider and make a decision regarding the revised approach for Element 3 in Norfolk for 2025/26. 

The information published, including the guidance, will be reviewed once a decision has been made to identify if any amendments are required.  If this occurs, schools and trusts will be notified as soon as possible.  In the meantime, we will work on the basis that this proposed approach will be implemented to enable the planning and preparation for schools and academies to take place.