Tier C Professional Tool
Resource Base Calculator
A practical planning and modelling tool designed to support sustainable, transparent and neuro inclusive resource base provision.
What is the Resource Base Calculator
The Resource Base Calculator supports leaders, commissioners and practitioners to plan provision that is financially viable, ethically grounded and genuinely responsive to need.
It brings together staffing ratios, complexity of need, physical space, therapeutic input and operational costs into a single transparent model.
Rather than forcing provision to fit funding, the calculator helps users evidence what is actually required to create safe, effective and sustainable environments for neurodivergent learners.
Designed for
- Resource base and specialist provision leaders
- Local authority SEND and commissioning teams
- Independent and alternative provision settings
- Trust leaders and finance directors
- Consultants supporting provision design
How the Resource Base Calculator works
Needs led modelling
Input learner numbers, profiles of need and support intensity to build a realistic picture of staffing and provision requirements.
Transparent cost mapping
The calculator maps staffing, therapy, space and operational costs, making assumptions visible and challengeable.
Evidence ready outputs
Outputs can be used to support commissioning conversations, funding negotiations, inspections and strategic planning.
Supporting ethical and sustainable provision
Too often, resource bases are expected to absorb increasing complexity without adjustments to staffing, space or funding.
The Resource Base Calculator provides a calm, structured way to demonstrate when provision is under strain and what adjustments are required to protect learners and staff.
It aligns closely with the Dynamic Development Plan philosophy, placing wellbeing, safety and sustainability at the centre of decision making.
Typical use cases
- Planning new resource base provision
- Reviewing sustainability of existing models
- Supporting funding and top up discussions
- Preparing evidence for inspection or review
- Explaining pressures to governors or trustees
Purchase the Resource Base Calculator
A 12 month professional licence providing full access to the Resource Base Calculator, including updates, refinements and ongoing development.
Tier C Licence
£59
12 month licence, single organisation or practitioner use
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