Huddsballetmum Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Education Funding Agency have released the income levels for Dada's for 2015-16. I thought people might find this useful to know as you all complete the round of auditions. Please find attached the link below Guidance: Dance and drama awards: income scales 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That is fantastic news for so many of us! Thanks for posting! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowers Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Wow, that is good news, thanks for brightening up my day!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Help ! I can't get the link to work and it hasn't been updated in the DaDa website ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I can't open it either if I click on the link a blank page comes up. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 ???????????????? found it ! Off to increase my hours at work !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Can't open the PDF unfortunately to see scales. What are the main changes? Has the threshold risen? Has the maintenance grant gone up? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Threshold has risen to £90k. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Go onto Google and search for Dada rates 2015-2016 it was published today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 ???? with a DADa I was looking at approx £14,000 per year ! Including school fees and accomadation ! It's just gone down to approx £9,000 ! A bit more affordable ! Fab news to get whilst I am sat in my car outside a 6th form audition wondering how we were ever going to pay for it if he was successful ! Lol ! Still a worry though ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyanna Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Shame the maintenance rates haven't increased though. Even with a full dada, accommodation and living expenses cost far more than £4550 pa and it is a real struggle for those of us on low incomes trying to support our dcs through vocational school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That is brilliant news for you all applying this year ..... I wonder if the levels can be applied to current students under the old income bands .... It would help many current parents out of the poverty trap! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's a real shame that accomadation isn't included in the DaDa scheme as with the MDS ! It would make it more affordable for alot of families ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) OMG thats great. Frustrating it has come out mid audition season and after deadlines as some decisions to apply to dada schools will have been influenced by the threshold. Frustrating also to those who missed the dada threshold by a whisker last year... Wonder if its means the pot of money is the same and has to spread more thinly- probably. Edited January 21, 2015 by chaperone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That is brilliant news for you all applying this year ..... I wonder if the levels can be applied to current students under the old income bands .... It would help many current parents out of the poverty trap! Unless the rules have changed on how the dada rules are applied , unfortunately I don't think it will . Currently your income is assessed once for the full 3 years , the only thing that is reassessed every year is the maintenance grant . I do hope no one has missed out auditioning at schools they thought were unaffordable on the current levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sorry Chaperone posting at the same time . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Unless the rules have changed on how the dada rules are applied , unfortunately I don't think it will . Currently your income is assessed once for the full 3 years , the only thing that is reassessed every year is the maintenance grant . I do hope no one has missed out auditioning at schools they thought were unaffordable on the current levels. I guess that is understandable and of course if it had been revised downwards we wouldn't have been wanting that to apply ... Can't have it every which way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Things have pretty much stayed same here for middle earner???? No maintenance grant, fees stayed the same. Just able to work a bit of overtime .... Paying more tax !!!!! But pleased others have been helped by this news x ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshoes Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Excuse my ignorance the student contribution is that per term or per year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 My understanding is per year x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymum Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm not sure if I have understand it correctly but is it true that if you are offered MDS for lower school you can still use it (so DADa not needed) in upper school IF you stay in the same school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It depends on the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymum Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It depends on the school. Could you explain a bit more? Does it mean that not all the school do that or does it mean that all the school could offer it but it's up to them if they want to or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwel Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 At Tring those who have an MDS can carry it forward to 6th form - but it's not guaranteed. This year some were told they could carry it forward, some were told they had to re audition for a DaDa. It could be to do with the students potential/progress or it could be that the thresholds are different and some wouldn't get funding if their MDS was stopped as their parents earn over the DaDa threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I had heard anecdotally that Tring do offer to carry over MDS funding. At Hammond MDS are for Lower School only. I believe that Royal is MDS only, not sure about Elmhurst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooZoo Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 How much do the fees cost typically then? Trying to work out whether, say, if you earned £91,000 (I don't) it would be worth asking for a pay drop! For people who earn near a boundary figure, this would be worth knowing. I see that maintenance needs to be paid anyway after a certain threshold.... Do they take off any money for other children like with MDS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 How much do the fees cost typically then? Trying to work out whether, say, if you earned £91,000 (I don't) it would be worth asking for a pay drop! For people who earn near a boundary figure, this would be worth knowing. I see that maintenance needs to be paid anyway after a certain threshold.... Do they take off any money for other children like with MDS? Somebody earning £91,000 a year could probably find the fees themselves if they really wanted to by downsizing, buying a cheaper car and so on - somebody on £15,000 a year stands no chance at all This is totally tongue-in-cheek by the way, I'm not suggesting those on £91k would find it easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katymac Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The colleges DD is looking at (MT) are about £15K pa plus an average of about £10K for accommodation/living/travelling (from what I can see) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The income is based on the previous financial year eg for those starting Sept 2015 it is April 13 to March 14.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 For September 2015 start I thought it was based on April 2014 to March 2015 ! The MDS is calculated on this ! I may be wrong ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Accounts figures for April 2014 - March 2015 for many self employed or multiple income source people won't be finalised until January 2016 hence why some have to use the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 At Dd's school the MDS is calculated on the April 2014 to March 2015 wage slips for september 2015 start ! Those who are self employed etc submit an estimate and can confirm figures later in the financial year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Yes DaDA for Sept 2014 was calculated on tax year ending March 2014. Of course maintance element might be different. Student finance for Sept 2014 was calculated on tax year ending March 2013. Edited January 22, 2015 by Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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