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2020/21 Proposed De-delegated Budget

Meeting: 18/12/2019 - Schools Forum (Item 24)

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To receive and consider the 2020/21 Proposed De-delegated Budget report.

Minutes:

The Forum considered a report, set out at Agenda pages 37 to 42, which sought approval from the maintained primary and secondary schools for a list of de-delegated items and the basis of cost allocation.

 

The report stated that funding for de-delegated services must be allocated through the funding formula but could be passed back to maintained primary and secondary schools with Schools Forum approval. The list of de-delegated items was:

 

·           Contingencies (including schools in financial difficulties and deficits of closing schools).

 

·           Behaviour Support Services (commissioned from Foundry College for primary maintained schools).

 

·           Support to underperforming ethnic groups and bilingual learners.

 

·           Staff Costs Supply Cover (long-term sickness, maternity, trade union and public duties).

 

·           Licenses and Subscriptions.

 

The maintained primary and secondary representatives voted on each line of proposed de-delegations set out in the Appendix to the report. Each proposed de-delegation item was approved unanimously.

 

Clarification was also sought on the reasons for variations in insurance cover/premiums between maintained primary and secondary schools and academies.  

 

RESOLVED That:

 

1)     the proposed maintained primary school de-delegation items for the 2020/21 budget, set out in the Appendix to the report, be approved;

 

2)     the proposed maintained secondary school de-delegation items for the 2020/21 budget, set out in the Appendix to the report, be approved;

 

3)     further clarification be provided on differences in insurance cover between maintained primary and secondary schools and academies.