Schools Collaborative Finance Support This newly merged suite of services, all administered by the Education Finance Team, features a range of collaborative finance-related products and pooled funding arrangements for LA maintained special schools and academies/free schools for whom de-delegation is not permitted. Pooled funding arrangements enable schools and academies to benefit from economies of scale and shared risk. To support these schools, we offer these pooled funding arrangements for the following eligible schools: 1. Free School Meals Eligibility Checking Service: LA-maintained special schools, academies and free schools – Havering only 2. General Insurance: LA-maintained special schools only 3. Maternity Leave Reimbursement Pooled Fund: LA-maintained special schools only 4.Trade Union Facility Time Pooled Fund: LA-maintained special schools, academies and free schools – Havering only
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Free School Meals Eligibility Checking Service Our quick and easy Free School Meals Eligibility Checking Service helps determines pupil eligibility for Free School Meals and Pupil Premium. What the service offers l An automated online checking tool to assess pupil eligibility with no additional proof of eligibility required l Early notification of pupils’ free school eligibility l No annual renewal by parents or guardians is required (eligibility is recorded as ‘continuous’) l Academies will receive immediate advice of new claimants. Parents/guardians also receive confirmation of eligibility. l Regular data checks and reconciliation of
central data of academy or school records for funding purposes l Where the school thinks it appropriate, we will contact parents or guardians on matters relating to free school meals on their behalf. l Attendance and representation at meetings with and on behalf of union members in relation to issues where school-based employees have a statutory right to representation, e.g. grievances, redundancy, TUPE transfers, etc. General Insurance This service, delivered on behalf of Starting Well (formerly Education Services) and London Borough of Havering’s (LBH) Insurance & Risk team, offers a gateway for LA-maintained special schools to be included as part of LBH’s insurance policy for maintained schools. LBH insurance cover for maintained schools is a mix of self-insurance and purchase of cover from an insurance company that specialises in Local
For more information, please visit www.hes.org.uk or email support@hes.org.uk
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