1.What has been the total cost of SEN education support that has been funded by the High Needs Block (for the financial years 2015-2019 inclusive)?
Please see the published Section 251 outturn statement – refer to Local Authority Table – High Needs Expenditure
2. What has been the total amount of additional funding transferred in to support the High Needs Block (for the financial years 2015-2019)?
| Year | Total amount of additional funding |
| 2014 – 2015 | Nil |
| 2015 – 2016 | Nil |
| 2016 – 2017 | £1,424,000 |
| 2017 – 2018 | Nil |
| 2018 – 2019 | £2,790,000 |
Please also see the information in response to a previous request – Question 4 a.
3. How many SEN officers/caseworkers are currently employed in your SEN team? Please also provide the average [mean] staffing numbers for the financial years (1st April – 31st March) 2014-2015, and 2017-2019 inclusive.
| Year | Number of SEN officers/caseworkers – all Full time equivalent (FTE) |
| 2014 – 2015 | 10.5 |
| 2015 – 2016 | 14.5 |
| 2016 – 2017 | 22.1 |
| 2017 – 2018 | 14.5 |
| 2018 – 2019 | 14.5 |
| 2019 – 2020 | 19.5 |
| 2020 – 2021 | 19.5 |
4. What was the mean number of cases annually assigned to each SEN caseworker for the years above?
We do not hold the mean number of cases but have provided the average number in the table below.
| Year | Average number of cases |
| 2014 – 2015 | 358 |
| 2015 – 2016 | 246 |
| 2016 – 2017 | 159 |
| 2017 – 2018 | 256 |
| 2018 – 2019 | 282 |
| 2019 – 2020 | 265 |
| 2020 – 2021 | 332 |