Schools Forum Annual Work plan 2021 to 2022

According to the Terms of Reference (ToR) the forum meets at least four times a year.

Likely agenda items are listed in the following sections.

Likely agenda items are:

• elect Vice chair (the election of Chair & Vice chair every 2 to 4 years as stated in the ToR)
• agree the draft Schools Block and exceptions for the following financial year
• update the forum on the current year’s Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
• review ToR for Schools Forum

Likely agenda items are:

• consider Schools Block formula
• update the forum on the current year’s Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
• update the forum on the future year’s DSG
• proposals for Services to Schools
• High Needs Block presentation

This meeting will need to be before the Department for Education (DfE) deadline for the return of the proforma on 21 January.

Likely agenda items are:

• agree the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) following financial year with the split of the DSG between the High Needs, Early Years, Schools block, CSSB and exceptions in order to return the DfE proforma on 21 January
• proposals for Early Years Block 2022 to 2023
• council’s budget strategy – information to the forum from the Chief Financial Officer
• update the forum on the current year’s DSG

Likely agenda items are:

• schools and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) out-turn for the previous financial year, including report on use of de-delegated funding from schools (exception 1) 2021 to 2022
• proposals regarding High Needs funding 2022 to 2023
• update the forum on the current year’s DSG
• review of the formula funding factors and ratios in comparison to other local authorities
• report on the use of the CSSB 2021 to 2022