Education Banding Tool

Formulate for SEND is England’s leading education banding tool (EBT) co-produced with Local Authorities (LAs). It supports LAs in allocating top-up funding fairly, accurately, and consistently, while improving the management of resources and helping to deliver better outcomes.

With needs rising in volume and in complexity, spend is often exceeding available resources. Local Authorities are experiencing increased service demand for children and young people with SEND. It is critical that top-up funding is consistently allocated while accurately meeting the child or young person’s needs.

Formulate for SEND (Imosphere’s Education Banding Tool) is needs led and provides young people, parents, schools and local authorities with confidence by establishing a fair and consistent amount of top-up funding for every young person, whilst being able to track how individual needs change over time. The Formulate for SEND Education Banding Tool is different to other tools available as it provides a digital, needs led and banding level blind approach.