Issue - meetings

To consider the forward programme.

The Forum considered the forward programme for the remainder of the municipal year.

During the discussion of this item, the following points were made:

·       The item around declining/growing rolls had been deferred to the January meeting.

·       On behalf of the secondary headteachers, Derren Gray requested that SEN not send consultations which needed a response within the Christmas holiday period.  Ginny Rhodes asked that none be sent out until after the holiday period.  Heather Tomlinson agreed to feed this back.

·       An update on High Needs Block would be brought to the January meeting.  The Early Years budget would be considered at the March meeting.

·       Shirley Austin requested that the numbers for secondary school places could be brought to the Forum as soon as they were available, including the out of Borough numbers, so that these could be considered in relation to the budget.  An item on this was added to the January meeting.

RESOLVED:  That the forward programme be noted.

Matters arising and actions:

·       To include a table of matters arising at the end of future minutes.

·       To record how many Forum members have voted for recommendations in future minutes.

·       Update on new funding formula calculation.

·       Schools Forum to consider and nominate its members for the Wokingham Borough Education Partnership at its January meeting.  The Forum to be informed of the primary and secondary headteacher nominations prior to this.

·       Confirmation of level of Early Years reserves for the current financial year.

·       Resources Base – High Needs Block – Chiltern Way figures to be recorded in a similar way to other schools.

·       Band value for resource spaces to be included in future Revenue Monitoring reports.

·       With regards to the Schools Block Budget should recommendation of disapplication be approved, Officers to bring a report back to Schools Forum discussing how the 0.5% would be spent.

·       The item around declining/growing rolls had been deferred to the January meeting.

·       SEN be requested not to send consultations to secondary headteachers immediately prior to the Christmas holidays.

·       An update on High Needs Block would be brought to the January meeting. 

·       The Early Years budget would be considered at the March meeting.

·       A report on secondary school numbers would be taken to the January Forum meeting.