Decision details

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet Member:

a)     Approved the determination of the 2019-20 schools budget (including the individual schools budgets) shown at Appendix 1, together with the supporting explanations contained within this report.

b)     Endorsed the amount of the growth fund for 2019-20 at £754,400

c)     Approved the proposed changes to the mainstream schools revenue funding formula as set out in section 6.

d)     Approved the school revenue funding pro-forma at Appendix 6 for submission to the ESFA on the 21 January 2019.

e)     Approved the 2019-20 Special school, Inclusion Centre and Alternative Provision places as set out in Appendix 4

f)      Approved the proposal that any carry-forward balances from 2018-19 be used to assist with the continued introduction of the funding reform changes and fund any potential financial pressures arising during 2019-20.

g)     Approved the local funding arrangements in respect of the 2, 3 and 4 year old early years provision for 2019-20 as set out in section 8 and Appendix 3

h)     The decision to approve the 2019-20 Element 3 Top-up rates for Special Schools, Inclusion Centres, Alternative Provision settings and for Children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in mainstream schools as set out in Appendix 5 was deferred to the next meeting.