5) What happens when you confirm school staffing entitlements towards the end of March (within the time period for balancing)?

A school's core entitlement, or roll driven staffing, does not reduce following the 1 March staffing recalculation (assured staffing policy). As a consequence it is considered that a recalculation would not adversely affect any previous-year banking staffing balancing plans that a school may have made.

When a retrospective increase or decrease is made to a school's staffing entitlement, during the time period for balancing or at a later date, an offset against the previous year-end banking staffing position will not be made.

A retrospective increase or decrease in Entitlement will affect the ‘Staffing Difference’ line and the current year position in the Banking Staffing Report.