To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 20 November 2017 and 29 January 2018 (copies attached) and to receive an update on any matters arising from these.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

that the minutes of the meeting of the Central Bedfordshire Schools Forum held on the 20 November 2017 and 29 January 2018 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record, subject to the following amendments:

 

20 November 2017

Mr P Cohen be added to the attendance.

 

29 January 2018

CBSF/17/8 Schools Forum and Technical Sub Group membership

Mr D Brando-Bravo be amended to Mr D Brandon-Bravo.

 

Matters Arising / Actions from Schools Forum

9 January 2017

CBSF/16/18 High Needs Block DSG update report

Alternative Ways to fund the ACB – considered by the High Needs Technical Sub Group – to be removed.

 

CBSF/16/29 Dedicated Schools Grant

An update on the DSG funding costs requested for the Schools Admissions team had been provided at the meeting on the 20 November 2017 – to be removed.

 

6 March 2017

CBSF/16/46

·         Inclusion for High Needs – an update would be provided at the June meeting of the Forum.

·         Special Schools Outreach work was ongoing.

·         DSG contribution  to Central Overheads had been flagged as a Children’s Services Pressure as part of the MTFP process for 2018/19– to be removed

·         Special Schools banding – an update would be provided at the June meeting of the Forum.

 

12 June 2017

An update on the review of Special Needs and Inclusion spend carried out in Early Needs would be provided at the June 2018 meeting of the Forum.

 

18 September 2017

CBSF/17/13

An explanatory note about LAG funding had been sent to all schools in the Sandy area – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/14 Chairman of the Sub-Groups of the Schools Forum

An update of the review of the membership of  Schools Forum and sub-groups would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/17 Vacancies, training and Terms of Reference

An update on the Terms of Reference would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum.  The training needs of members of the Forum would be revisited when the review of membership of the Schools Forum had been completed – to be removed.

 

CB/17/19 Growth Fund Responses

A review of the pilot year of the Growth Fund payment arrangements would be added to the work programme – to be removed.

 

CBSF17/20 School Finance update

An update on the excess surplus balances held by schools would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/21 DSG update

·         A briefing note explaining the process for reviewing and consulting on the pre-16 funding formula 2018-19 had been sent to all schools – to be removed

·         The proposed response to the consultation had been reported at the November meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

·         A survey about the consultation on the pre-16 funding formula 2018-19 had been sent to all schools and stakeholders – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/22 Dedicated School Grant Contingency Budgets

An update had been provided at the Forum meeting on the 29 January 2018 – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/24 High Needs Block, budget monitoring and next steps

An update would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

 

20 November 2017

CBSF/17/30 Membership of Schools Forum

An update would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/31  - update on the National Funding Formula

The three options for Blocks had been presented to schools – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/35 Schools Admissions Team

An annual report on the work delivered by the School Admissions team, performance nationally and changes in demand volumes would be added to the work programme.

 

29 January 2018

CBSF/17/8 Schools Forum and Technical Sub-Group membership

An update would be provided at the March meeting of the Forum – to be removed.

 

CBSF/17/11 Early Years Block

An update would be provided at the June 2018 meeting of the Forum.

 

CBSF/17/14 High Needs Block spend and proposed 2018/19 budget

An update would be provided at the June meeting of the Forum.

 

RESOLVED

 

that an appendix indicating the number of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and associated year groups be added as a standing item to the High Need Block update reports (Interim Head of Service).