Non-maintained special schools
Key guidance issued electronically to non-maintained special schools (NMSS) since May 2002, and other related documents are on this page.
If you cannot find the information you need here, contact a member of the SEN schools team directly.
What are non-maintained special schools?
There are over 70 non-maintained special schools (NMSS) approved by the DfES's Secretary of State under Section 342 of the Education Act 1996 as independent special schools. To become approved, NMSS have to be non-profit and the day-to-day running should be controlled by a governing body, the articles and instruments of which will be agreed by the Secretary of State.
To keep NMSS status, schools must comply with the non-maintained special school regulations. Local authorities are permitted to fund pupils to attend NMSS and, almost without exception, their pupils are funded through the public purse. NMSSs cater for pupils with extreme and/or low incidence difficulties and provide very specialist schooling.
News update: NMSS grants for 2005-2006
A summary of each grant, including its value/formula and purpose has been issued via email to all NMSS contacts. A further hard copy has been issued to the principal/head teacher of each school. A copy of the document; NMSS-001-2005July04Grants05-06Comm.rtf, can be downloaded from the miscellaneous list below.
2005/2006 Teacher threshold documents: updated October 2005
Guidance summarising changes to the Performance Threshold scheme affecting NMSS assessment and grant claims for Round 6. A letter was sent in hard copy to every NMSS advising the amount of grant due to complete Round 4, the balance due on the estimated payment for Round 5 and the pack for Round 6.
The pack consists of a Grant Undertakings Letter and grant claim forms to confirm eligible teachers in post at the school at the start of Round 6 and forms to complete for In-Year movers and supply teachers during the year. All documents are in Rich Text Format.
- Threshold Round 4 Adjustments and Round 5 Registration: Guidance Letter
- Threshold Round 5:T Grant Undertakings Letter (GUL)
- GUL Round 6 form
- Threshold Round 5: Post-Threshold Teachers Snapshot
- RD6 snapshot
- Threshold Round 5: New Assessments
- Threshold Round 5: In Year Movers during Round 5
- Rd 6 In Year Movers Form
- Threshold Round 5:Claim for Supply Teachers The forms for Round 5new assessments, in-year movers and supply teachers should be returned no later than 31 August 2005.
- RD 6 Supply Teachers form
PDF forms:
- Teacher Threshold Payments 2004-2005
Teacher Threshold payable from 1 April 2004 - NMSS grants 2004-05 and NMSS communications by
e-mail
Grant payments to be made during May. Confirmation of future communications by email. Teacher threshold payable from April 1.
All claims must be submitted with original manuscript signatures.
Other grant documents
- The Communication Aids Project - January 2005
- Standards Fund 2004 — 2005 for NMSS
- New Deal for schools (NDS) devolved capital formula 2004-05
- Curriculum online e-learning credit (eLC) FUNDING 2004-05
- Consistent Financial Reporting — January 2003
- School Standards Grant (SSG) 2004/05 for NMSS
Laptops for teachers
- Second grant for Laptops for Teachers (LfT) payable in FY 2004-2005 to 47 Non Maintained Special (NMS) Schools
- Guidance for NMSS 2004-05
Miscellaneous documents
Contact
If you have any queries/comments please contact the team on: 01325 392271.
Last updated: 01 July 2009
