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Agenda

Agenda

Venue: Conference Room B - Civic Offices. View directions

Contact: Jane Di Dino 023 9283 4060  Email: jane.didino@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Minutes and matters arising from last meeting on 03 October 2012 pdf icon PDF 193 KB

4.

School Funding Reform pdf icon PDF 269 KB

Richard Webb, Finance Manager, will present the attached report.

 

RECOMMENDED:

It is recommended that the schools forum:

a. Agrees that following confirmation of the 2013-14 DSG, officers will amend the unit values to minimise the impact of fluctuations in funding at the school level. This will be achieved as far as possible by amendment of the values associated with the ‘Basic Per Pupil Entitlement’.

b. Agrees the proposed mainstream formula factors, together with the choices that the Council has made in implementing these factors locally, as detailed at paragraph 15 and table 1.

c. Agrees the proposal to introduce a financial cap to restrict significant increases in schools funding, as detailed in paragraph 18.

d. Approves by phase the treatment of the central expenditure items as detailed in table 2.

e. Notes that a further progress report will be presented to the December meeting which will include proposals in relation to the use of the central contingency and for funding growth.

f. Agrees the proposal for funding of permanent exclusions set out in paragraph 40.

g. Notes the proposals in respect of the high needs block and also that a further report will be presented in December.

Additional documents:

5.

Academy Transfers pdf icon PDF 62 KB

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

 

RECOMMENDED:

It is recommended that the Schools Forum note the content of this

report and the following recommendation to Cabinet.

 

a. that the Council seek a contribution of £5,000 from the converting

school, towards the costs associated with the academy transfer

process on the following basis:

 

The contribution will be capped at £5,000. This will be deducted

from the schools account at the beginning of the transfer process.

In extreme circumstances the Council may seek an additional

contribution if costs significantly exceed the capped figure of

£5,000. This will be discussed and negotiated with the School

before any further deductions are implemented.

6.

Closing balances of Charles Dickens Infant and Primary Schools pdf icon PDF 23 KB

Richard Webb, Finance Manager, will present the attached report.

 

RECOMMENDED:

It is recommended that the Schools Forum endorse the transfer by

Portsmouth City Council of an amount equivalent of the closing balances

Charles Dickens Infant School and Charles Dickens Junior School to the

Charles Dickens Primary School, once the amalgamation process is

complete.

7.

Any Other Business