School Buildings and Capital Funding
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Schools Capital Funding 2012/13 |
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The schools capital funding for 2012/13 was announced by Michael Gove on 13th December.
There will be an LCVAP allocation for 2012/13 but the level of allocation is approximately 6% less than 2011/12. The actual allocations are:
Barnsley - £489,249
Doncaster - £968,522
Rotherham - 745,506
Sheffield - £1,058,846
Derbyshire - £1,804,280
Nottinghamshire - £1,629,674
The level of Devolved Formula Capital (DFC) allocation in 2012/13 will be similar to that in 2011/12.
The announcement of the projects to be supported through the Priority Schools Building Programme has been delayed into January 2012.
The DfE proposes to publish the final response to the consultation on the James Review of Schools Capital in January 2012. |
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Review of Education Capital |
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 The review of capital expenditure in education ordered by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has been published. The report of the review headed by Sebastian James - now known as the 'James Report' can be downloaded here. The letter sent by Sebastian James to Michael Gove introducing the report can be downloaded here.
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Diocesan Schools' Building Fund |
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 The Diocesan Schools' Building Fund was established by Bishop John in 1998 following a wide-ranging review and consultation on how school capital projects in the Diocese were funded and managed. All parents with children attending Diocesan schools are invited to make voluntary contributions to the Fund. All Governing Bodies can apply to the Fund for financial support to meet the cost of the 10% contribution required towards the cost of any school capital project. Through the establishment of the Fund, the family of Diocesan schools have supported each other in repairing, improving and replacing Catholic schools across the Diocese. This mutual support has built on the efforts of generations of Catholic families in the past to establish and sustain these Diocesan schools.
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Introduction |
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Catholic schools are Voluntary-aided (VA) schools as defined in the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998. VA schools are 'maintained' schools within the state sector i.e. they are revenue funded by public expenditure through the Local Authority in the same way as Community Schools.
VA schools are eligible for capital funding by grant from the Department for Education (DfE). These schools are paid on a similar basis to other categories of school, but the governing body of a Va school must usually pay at least 10% of the costs of any capital work i.e. the capital grant from the Department for Education only meets 90% of the cost of any capital work.
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Current guidance on capital funding for VA schools |
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The current guidance on capital funding for VA schools is contained in the 'Blue Book' guide published by the Department for Education. It is available here.
The latest forms (updated in November 2010) for accessing VA capital funding are available here.
You can access the Voluntary Aided Schools Information System (VASIS) here. |
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