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Children and Families Department2011/14 Budget CCWP Parent Council Chairs8 March 2011 Tynecastle High School

David Robertson

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2011 - 2014 Budget Strategy

• Protect front line classroom resources and vulnerable children’s services

• Target management and business support costs

• Seek the views of parents and others in shaping our budget proposals

• Around 2,000 individuals consulted over the Council’s budget

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Council Department Savings %

  C&F City Dev Corp Finance H&SC SfC TOTAL

  £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

               

Gross Budget 2011/12 394,226 77,716 92,250 26,896 218,735 256,476 1,066,299

               

Net Budget 2011/12 377,137 22,615 64,759 16,871 168,548 151,340 801,270

Package 1 2,360 1,111 2,002 1,827 5,471 3,261 16,032

Packages 2&3 20,078 2,429 2,010 1,161 6,385 9,072 41,135

Property 269 1,466 323   241 368 2,667

Procurement           725 725

ICT Partnership     1,265       1,265

Corporate Transport 118 4 150 4 184 17 477

Fleet Management     649     2,654 3,303

Pressures -1,870       -2,790 -2,401 -7,061

Demography -6,596       -13,827   -20,423

Net Saving 14,359 5,010 6,399 2,992 -4,336 13,696 38,120

% of gross budget 3.6% 6.4% 6.9% 11.1% -2.0% 5.3% 3.6%

% of net budget 3.8% 22.2% 9.9% 17.7% -2.6% 9.0% 4.8%

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3 Year Gross Savings 2011-2014

3 Year Savings Agreed by Budget Group as % of gross budget

-4.0%

-2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

C&F City Dev Corp Finance H&SC SfC

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3 Year Net Savings 2011-2014

3 Year Savings Agreed by Budget Group as % of Net Budget

-5.0%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

C&F City Dev Corp Finance H&SC SfC

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Through consultation we understood that we should

• Protect frontline resources and make savings where they would impact least on learning and teaching

• Target genuine efficiency

• Invest in energy saving measures

• Continue to invest in the school estate and seek efficiencies in running costs where ever possible

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In this budget the Department will therefore

• Reduce business support and management costs in schools saving £0.8m and the centre saving £2.36m.

• Reduce the number of promoted staff in schools saving £3.2m.

• Let a “no win no fee” tender for Non domestic rates with the private sector.

• Invest in energy efficiency,– £0.25m this year in step down voltage transformers,– £29m investment in energy and building improvements in

schools to 2015 in the Capital Investment Programme.• Continue to invest in Wave 3 schools committing £83m

to replace Portobello, James Gillespie’s and Boroughmuir High Schools.

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Council has given Protection in the budget to

• Classroom teachers• Classroom and learning assistants• Devolved pupil per capita supplies• Devolved repairs budgets• Additional support needs services for pupils• Specialist visiting teachers• Sport PE and “Active Schools”• Music provision• Librarians and Technicians

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Extra Growth 2011/12 – 2013/14

• Vulnerable children £4m

• Class sizes of 18 in P1-P3 £0.5m

• Early years services £0.5m

• Increasing school rolls £2m

• Total Growth £7m

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Of this Extra Growth next year for Children and Families

Vulnerable children’s numbers£1.334m

Early Years£0.326m

Class Sizes and specialist services£0.389m

Total Growth next year £2.049m

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