Meeting documents

BCC Schools Forum
Tuesday, 11th December, 2018 1.30 pm

  • Meeting of Schools Forum, Tuesday 11th December 2018 1.30 pm (Item 7.)

Report by Janaki Try.

 

Item for discussion and decision.

Minutes:

Ms Williams, Head of Finance, Children’s Services, gave a presentation; a copy of which would be appended to the minutes.

 

Mr S Kearney and Ms Callaghan joined the meeting during this item.

 

Ms Williams highlighted:

  • The forum had agreed a transfer to the High Needs Block so only models 1 & 2 in the report were applicable.
  • Figures were currently based on pupil numbers from the October 2017 schools census and would be updated once October 18 figures were available in time for the 15 January 2019 meeting.
  • Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) had now moved from the 6th lowest funded to the 15th lowest funded area.

 

A discussion was held on the long term impact of moving away from national funding formula (NNF) and the minimum funding guarantee (MFG).

 

The forum took a vote on the following recommendations:

  • That the Growth Fund of £2.4m for 2019-2020 would be met from the Schools Block.
  • Buckinghamshire County Council’s Growth Fund methodology for allocating funds to eligible school would remain the same.
  • Model 1 should be used as the funding formula for 2019-2020
  • A transfer of £0.5m from Schools Block to High Needs block

 

For

10

Against

0

Abstention

1

 

RESOLVED: the forum AGREED the recommendations.

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