Notice of Meeting

Schools Forum

 

Stuart Matthews, Academy School Representative (Vice-Chairman)

Jenny Baker, Special School Representative

Sue Butler, Early Years PVI Provider

Liz Cole, Primary School Representative (Headteacher)

Karen Davis, Primary School Representative (Headteacher)

Nick Gibson, Secondary School Representative (Governor)

Keith Grainger, Secondary School Representative (Headteacher)

Tim Griffith, Academy School Representative

Jo Lagares, Primary School Representative (Headteacher)

Roger Prew, Primary School Representative (Governor)

Elizabeth Savage, Academy School Representative

Phil Sherwood, Primary School Representative (Headteacher)

Debbie Smith, Academy School Representative

Richard Stok, Primary School Representative (Governor)

Grant Strudley, Academy School Representative

Greg Wilton, Teacher Union Representative

Also Invited:

Councillor Dr Gareth Barnard, Executive Member for Children, Young People & Learning

Thursday 23 June 2022, 4.30 pm

Microsoft Teams Meeting

 

Agenda

Item

Description

Page

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1.          

Apologies for Absence/Substitute Members

 

 

To receive apologies for absence and to note the attendance of any substitute members.

Reporting: ALL

 

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2.          

Martin Gocke

 

 

Martin Gocke passed away on 24 April 2022.  Martin had been Chair since December 2018, having been a member of the Forum since 2012 and a long serving education officer prior to leaving the Council.

 

The Vice-Chair, Stuart Matthews will chair this meeting and the Forum will be invited to elect a new Chair at the next meeting on 15 September 2022.

Reporting: ALL

 

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3.          

Declarations of Interest

 

 

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

 

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

 

Any Member with an affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

Reporting: ALL

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4.          

Minutes and Matters Arising

5 - 10

 

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of

Reporting: ALL

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5.          

SEND Written Statement of Action

11 - 26

 

To inform and brief the Schools Forum regarding the completion and submission of the SEND Written Statement of Action document.

Reporting: Cheryl Eyre

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6.          

SEND Update

27 - 32

 

To provide an update on SEND developments and consideration of the implications of the SEND Green Paper proposals for the High Needs Block and to identify where it aligns with the long-term proposals of the Capital Place Planning and SEND Strategy.  Comments are being sought to provide input to the consultation document and therefore ensure that the Schools Forum’s views are captured.

Reporting: Cheryl Eyre

 

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7.          

2021-22 Provisional Outturn on the Schools Budget

33 - 46

 

To inform the Forum of the provisional outturn on the 2021-22 Schools Budget, including the allocation of balances and use of Earmarked Reserves. These funds are ring-fenced for the support of schools and pupils.

Reporting: Paul Clark

 

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<AI8>

8.          

2021-22 Funding Allocations to Mainstream Schools from Budgets Centrally Managed by the Council

47 - 66

 

To present information on the in-year allocation of funds to mainstream schools through School Specific Contingencies and other budgets that are funded from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) and in the first instance centrally managed by the council.  It also presents the opportunity to amend existing funding policies.  These funds relate only to mainstream schools.

Reporting: Paul Clark

 

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9.          

2021-22 Balances held by Maintained Schools

67 - 88

 

To update the Forum on the level of balances held by maintained schools as at 31 March 2022, how these compare to the previous financial year, and to consider whether any significant surplus balances should be subject to claw-back and re-invested within the overall Schools Budget.

Reporting: Paul Clark

 

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10.       

Dates of Future Meetings

 

 

The next meeting of the Forum will be held at 4.30pm on Thursday 15 September 2022.

Reporting: Joanna Gibbons

 

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Sound recording, photographing, filming and use of social media is permitted.  Please contact Derek Morgan, 01344 352044, derek.morgan@bracknell-forest.gov.uk, so that any special arrangements can be made.

Published: 14 June 2022