Agenda

Richard Webb, Finance Manager will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum consider and approve one of the following options:

a)    Discontinue the operation of the loan scheme for new loans with immediate effect; or

b)   Continue the operation of the loan scheme, whilst recognising the potential financial risks to all schools.

Richard Webb, Finance Manager will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that:

Schools Forum Members consider and advise their preference to one of the following options for 2014-14:

a)    Continue to allocate funding for outreach services to the individual special schools form the high needs budget.

b)   Delegate the funding to schools and academies and implement a traded outreach service.

c)    Allocate funding for the period April 2014 - August 2014 to the Special Schools and then implement fully traded arrangements from September 2014.

Richard Webb, Finance Manager will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that:   

Primary School Forum Members consider and approve one of the following options for 2014-15:

a)    De-delegate funding from maintained schools for behaviour support services to central control.

b)   Implement a fully traded behaviour support service.

c)    De-delegate funding from maintained schools for the period April 2014 - August 2014 and implement a fully traded behaviour support service from September 2014.

Secondary School Forum Members consider and approve one of the following options for 2014-15:

a)    De-delegate funding from maintained schools for behaviour support services to central control.

b)   Implement a fully traded behaviour support service.

c)    De-delegate funding from maintained schools for the period April 2014 - August 2014 and implement a fully traded behaviour support service from September 2014.

Richard Webb, Finance Manager will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum:

a)    Approve by phase, the proposed treatment of the central expenditure items detailed in the table at paragraph 4.4.*

b)   Note the proposal to establish a contingency fund in 2014 - 15 as set out in paragraphs4.5 and 4.6.

c)    Agree to the proposed treatment of the centrally retained expenditure budgets as set out in paragraphs 4.7 to 4.9.

d)   Note the consultation document issued to schools in Appendix 2 and that responses to the consultation document will be reported to Schools Forum at the meeting on 23 October 2013.

·         Note: only School Members by phase can vote on this item.

Richard Harvey, Education Officer will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum:

a)    Approve the establishment of a Resourced Unit with 6 places, which will be managed by Mary Rose School in the Craneswater Annex.

b)   Approve the Element 3 'top up rate of '£25,448' for pupils places in the Resourced Unit.

c)    Note that the funding for 2013/14 will be identified from within the high needs block and acknowledges that a sustainable funding source will need to be identified for 2014/15 onwards; which may require reallocation of funding from other areas within the DSG.

23 October 2013

18 December 2013

15 January 2014