Agenda and minutes

Ms K Tamlyn opened the meeting and asked for nominations for the election of Chairman. Mr K Patrick was nominated. The forum was asked to vote on the nominee.

RESOLVED: The forum APPOINTED Mr K Patrick as the Chairman.

Mr K Patrick as the new Chairman asked for nominations for the Vice- Chairman.  Ms K Tamlyn was nominated and the forum took a vote. 

RESOLVED: The forum APPOINTED Ms K Tamlyn as the Vice- Chairman.

Election of sub-groups- The chairmen of the subgroups were agreed as follows:

Contingency Group: Meet once yearly.

David Hood (Chairman)

SFFG- meet prior to each School Forum (SF) meeting:

Kathryn Tamlyn- Primary Sector (Chairman)

Maintained Schools Sub-committee (De-Delegation)- Annual meeting.

Janice Freeman (Chairman).

A date was confirmed for the next meeting of 10 November 2020.

RESOLVED: The forum APPOINTED the Chairman of the sub-groups.

Apologies were received from:

Roy Page (Chalfont Community College) and Aaron Wanford (Green Ridge Academy).

To disclose any Personal or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.

There were none.

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2020 were AGREED as an accurate record.

All actions were reviewed and confirmed as completed.

Verbal update to be provided by the Chairman of the SFFG, Ms K Tamlyn.

Ms K Tamlyn, Head Teacher Cheddington School- Chairman of the Schools Forum Funding Group gave an overview of the SFFG meeting held on 28 September. The action log was appended to the minutes.

To be presented by Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council gave an overview of the report provided.

Recommendation:

Schools Forum is asked to note the revenue budget monitoring position at the end of August and the requirement for a DSG Deficit Management Plan.

Resolved:

Schools Forum NOTED the revenue budget monitoring position at the end of August and the requirement for a DSG Deficit Management Plan.

To be presented by Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services and Ms H Slinn Head of Integrated SEND, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms H Slinn Head of Integrated SEND, Buckinghamshire Council gave an overview of the report provided.

Recommendation:

• Schools Forum Funding Group is asked to note the impact of the revised budget monitoring position on the High Needs budget for 2020-21, specifically the independent placements budget.  
• Moving forward, the budget will be split by school type to allow for increased monitoring and scrutiny.  Schools Forum is asked to note the data trends and the proposed next steps. 

Resolved:

• Schools Forum NOTED the impact of the revised budget monitoring position on the High Needs budget for 2020-21, specifically the independent placements budget.  
• Moving forward, the budget will be split by school type to allow for increased monitoring and scrutiny.  Schools Forum NOTED the data trends and the proposed next steps. 

To be presented by Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council gave an overview of the report provided.

Recommendation:

a)    To note the information contained in this report.

b)    To confirm the principles to be adopted for 2021-22 local funding formula within the over-arching principle that the local funding formula reflects the National Funding Formula (NFF) (paragraph 6.1).

c)     To agree whether a consultation is required with schools on a change to the level of the MFG.

d)    To agree whether a consultation should take place with schools on any transfer of funding between DSG Blocks.

e)    To note that the local funding formula for 2021-22, and indicative impact at school level, will be brought back to Schools Forum for consideration in December.

Resolved:

a)    Schools Forum NOTED the information contained in this report.

b)    Schools Forum CONFIRMED the principles to be adopted for 2021-22 local funding formula within the over-arching principle that the local funding formula reflects the National Funding Formula (NFF) (paragraph 6.1).

c)     Schools Forum AGREED that the level of MFG should not be changed and therefore no consultation would be required with schools.

d)    Schools Forum AGREED that there should be no  transfer of funding between DSG Blocks and therefore no consultation would be required with schools.

e)    Schools Forum NOTED that the local funding formula for 2021-22, and indicative impact at school level, will be brought back to Schools Forum for consideration in December.

To be presented by Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms E Williams, Head of Finance- Childrens Services, Buckinghamshire Council gave an overview of the report provided.

Recommendation:

To continue with the arrangements agreed last year, that the details of any de-delegation proposals for 2021-22 be considered at a meeting of the maintained schools subcommittee with recommendations to be brought back to Schools Forum in December 2020 for final decision.

Resolved:

Schools Forum AGREED to continue with the arrangements agreed last year, that the details of any de-delegation proposals for 2021-22 be considered at a meeting of the maintained schools subcommittee with recommendations to be brought back to Schools Forum in December 2020 for final decision.

Verbal update to be provided by Mr G Drawmer, Head of Achievement and Learning and Mr Simon James, Service Director for Education, Buckinghamshire Council.

Mr G Drawmer, Head of Achievement and Learning- Buckinghamshire Council gave a verbal update, appended to the minutes.

Ms K Simmons gave an overview of the report appended to the minutes.

AOB- There were no further items of AOB.

08 December 2020, 1.30pm.

Ms Teams Virtual Meeting.

08 December 2020-1.30pm

MS Teams Virtual Meeting.