Agenda

Venue: Professional Development Centre

Contact: Carolyn Banks X5030 

Items
No. Item

1.

CHAIR'S WELCOME

2.

APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

Clerk to report.

 

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Declarations are only required where an individual member of the Forum has a pecuniary interest in an item on the agenda.

 

4.

MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF 25 FEBRUARY AND 14 APRIL 2016 pdf icon PDF 165 KB

Additional documents:

5.

MATTERS ARISING

6.

FORUM MEMBERSHIP AND REVIEW OF CONSTITUTION pdf icon PDF 681 KB

To review the Forum’s membership and update of the constitution.

 

Additional documents:

7.

EARLY YEARS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To set out the priorities and vision for the Early Years Quality improvement from 2015-18

 

Additional documents:

8.

THE SCHOOLS INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAMME 2015-16 FEEDBACK pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To advise the Schools Forum of the feedback on the 2015/16 audit programme and follow up visits for 2014/15 audits.

 

 

9.

EARLY HELP SERVICE UPDATE pdf icon PDF 774 KB

To report on progress and impact on the Early Help Locality Model

 

 

10.

SCHOOLS BUDGET OUTTURN 2015-16 AND UPDATE ON DEDICATED SCHOOLS BUDGET 2016/17 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To advise on the latest Dedicated Schools Grant allocations for 2015-16 and 2016-17, carry forwards from 2015/16 and to request the appointment of a panel of the Forum to allocate the contingency for schools in financial difficulty.

 

 

Additional documents:

11.

HIGH NEEDS BLOCK UPDATE pdf icon PDF 715 KB

To advise the Forum of the overspend and the action plan to mitigate the over spend.

 

 

12.

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS PAID TO SCHOOLS VIA THE AUTHORITY pdf icon PDF 906 KB

To comply with the Schools Forum (England) Finance Regulations in informing members of the arrangements for administering grants paid to schools. 

 

13.

FEEDBACK FROM WORKING PARTIES pdf icon PDF 172 KB

  • Early Years (attached)
  • High Needs (to be tabled)
  • Traded services (attached)

 

Additional documents:

14.

WORK PLAN 2016/17 pdf icon PDF 351 KB

To inform the Forum of the proposed work plan for 2015-16 and provide members with an opportunity to add additional items.

 

15.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

16.

DATE OF FUTURE MEETINGS

·         15 September 2016  - Provisional (note venue Gladesmore School)

·         20 October 2016

·         1 December 2016

·         12 January 2016

·         23 February 2017

·         18 May 2017

·         29 June 2017