schools forum induction a year in the life of the schools forum
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Schools Forum Induction
A Year in the Life of
the Schools Forum
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• Schools Forum normally meets 5 times per academic year
• 3 meetings in the autumn term and 1 each in the spring and summer terms
• Agenda/timings largely influenced by DfE timescales
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Key dates for the LA include:•30th September 2015 – deadline for applications to SoS re central Schools Block budget increases and minor formula variations
•1st October 2015 – school census date, used to fund mainstream schools
•30th October 2015 – deadline for informing EFA of likely shape of mainstream funding formula for 2016-17
•10th December 2015 – DfE publish data to enable LAs to estimate their Schools Block DSG allocations
•w/c 14th December 2015 – DfE publish Schools Block, High Needs Block and [provisional] Early Years Block allocations
•31st December 2015 – deadline for submitting exceptional formula changes
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Key dates cont’d:•January 2016 – Cabinet agree Schools Block allocations
•21st January 2016 – deadline for informing EFA of final mainstream funding formula details for 2016-17
•29th February 2016 – deadline for publishing mainstream school budget shares
•31st March 2016 – deadline for publishing other budgets/estimated income, e.g. special schools, ERS etc.
•June 2016 – Early Years Block DSG allocation updated for January 2016 pupil numbers
•June 2017 – Early Years Block DSG allocation (for 2016-17) updated for January 2017 pupil numbers - covers period Sept 2016-March 2017
Schools Forum Induction6th October 2015 9th Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Feb 2016 June 2016
Internal Schools Forum arrangementsElect Chair & Vice Chair - - - -
Operation of Forum - - - -Financial and Formula Issues - Future
National Funding picture incl funding pressures
De-delegation2016-17
Central SB DSG 2016-17 budgets
- -
Formula consultation2015-16 comparative
funding tables incl. EYDelegated SB DSG 2016-17
proposals incl. MFG- -
Central Schools Block applications to SoS
-High Needs and E Yrs
2016-17 proposalsHigh Needs and E Yrs
2016-17 proposals-
REHO/Excluded pupils REHO update REHO update REHO update REHO updateSchool employees’ long
service awardsICT contracts/
AdvicePupil Growth Fund –
incl new schools- -
MFG variations MFG variations
Current and historic spend including review of projects
-DSG monitoring
2015-16-
DSG monitoring 2015-16
DSG out-turn2015-16
- - Project updates -Performance Funding
– update- - - - AP Pilot - update
Other Statutory Forum Functions
-Arrangements for children
with SEN incl commissioning places
Arrangements for EY provision
Arrangements for paying HN top ups
Arrangements for grants
Infant Free meals Traded Services Administration of government
grantsArrangements for use of
PRUs/Ed OtherwiseScheme changes
- Contracts Contracts Contracts ContractsOther misc items
Items from Members Items from Members Items from Members Items from Members Items from Members
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Any Questions?
Schools Forum Induction
Any Questions?
Schools Forum Induction
Any Questions?
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