Agenda

Richard Webb, Finance Manager for Children's Services will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum:

a)    Agree that following confirmation of the 2014/15 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), officers will amend the unit values to minimise the impact of fluctuations in funding at the school level. In order to provide schools with some certainty, where possible any changes will be limited to the following formula factors:

·         Prior attainment

·         Basic Per Pupil Entitlement

·         Lump Sum

·         The percentage of the financial cap

b)   Agree the proposed changes to the mainstream formula factors, together with the choices that the Council has made in implementing these factors locally, as detailed at paragraph 4.7.

c)    Approve the submission of the draft proforma to the DfE as the first stage of the 2014-15 school's funding formula process.

John Bean, Head of Building Maintenance will present that attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum note that liaison will be taken with school Governing Bodies to amend the terms of the existing 2013/14 Service Level Agreement (SLA), such that:

a)    The responsibility for the management of kitchen/servery fabric (walls, floor and ceilings) and services (lighting, power, heating and ventilation) is transferred from schools to Housing and Property Services (HPS) and managed within the existing catering SLA budget from January 2014.

b)   The responsibility for the repair and replacement of dining tables (hot

meals) is transferred from the existing catering SLA budget managed by HPS to schools from January 2014.

Mike Stoneman, Strategic Commissioning Manager will present the attached report.

RECOMMENDED that the Schools Forum note the report.