Item 13 Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 November 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 APPENDIX 4 Efficiency reference Efficiency Detail budgeted Amount £ Projection of Total Saved £ Projection of Total Not Saved £ Comment EDU08 Reduce Additional Management Time in Primary Schools 304,000- 304,000- - complete EDU11 Reduce DMR Budgets by up to 10% 80,000- 80,000- complete EDU02 Increased use of Pupil Equity Funding to pay for associated support service costs 70,000- 70,000- complete EDU05 Introduce Early Start Clubs at schools with associated fees (£2) for pupils not entitled to a free school meal 187,000- 187,000- will be assessed when data becomes available after the scheme starts in August EDU09 Increase fees for Out of School Care Service at St Eunan’s Primary School and Linnvale Primary School by £3 from April 2024 14,000- 14,000- complete EDU13 Remove 1 of 2 Education Officer posts responsible for quality assuring and monitoring the performance of West Dunbartonshire schools 75,000- 75,000- complete EDU14 Reduce the number of ELC Early Stage Teachers from 16.4 FTE to 11.4 FTE across the entire ELC learning estate 219,000- 219,000- complete EDU15 Reduce the number of Early Learning Childcare Posts from 223 FTE to 217 FTE across the entire ELC learning estate 134,000- 134,000- complete EDU16 Remove ELC Lead Officer in Bellsmyre and Dalmonach ELC with remaining management team required to take over aspects of their remit 62,000- 62,000- complete EDU17 Reduce the Collaborative Support Service by 3.6 FTE 190,000- 190,000- complete EDU18 Reduce use of SMS text messages with schools communicating with parents using Groupcall. 10,000- 10,000- complete EDU20 Review the current flexibility in primary school classification and allocate class structures based on numerical information which aligns with statutory obligations 400,000- 400,000- complete - 1,745,000 - 1,745,000 -