Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services.

The report provides Schools Forum members with details of the Final 2016/17 Local Authority (LA) annual pro-forma toolkit (APT) return to be submitted to the Department for Education (DfE).

Schools Forum is asked to note the report and offer any comments.

Officer Contact: Peter Hughes on 0161 474 3947 or email peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk.

A representative of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the Final 2016/17 Local Authority (LA) annual pro-forma toolkit (APT) return to be submitted to the Department for Education (DfE).

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Concerns were raised at the potential for the local formula funding for the primary sector to increase beyond the minimum level of 75% for basic entitlement funding;

·         Assurances were given that any changes to the basic entitlement funding value would have to go through the appropriate consultation process;

·         78.43% referred to the total funding distributed via the basic entitlement factor for both primary and secondary sectors;

·         Further concerns were raised at the potential for funding allocations to decrease per-pupil as numbers on roll increased.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be requested to submit a report to a future meeting regarding the individual school impact of the refreshed Indices of Multiple Deprivation data set.

(3) That the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be requested to provide indicative 2016/17 budget allocations to schools.