Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The report provides Schools’ Forum members with an update on the construction of the 2018/19 Total Schools’ Budget financed predominantly via deployment of the dedicated schools grant (DSG).

Schools Forum members are asked to:

a)    Note the above report;

b)   Offer any further comments in relation to the early year’s block proposals on the local EYSFF model as per section 4.3 / table 4;

c)    Offer any further comments in relation to the schools’ block local funding formula proposals for each sector as per section 5.2;

d)   Determine the 2018/19 primary and secondary de-delegation decisions for each service area as per section 5.4 / table 7;

e)    Approve the CSSB draft budget allocations detailed at section 6.3 / table 9;

f)     Approve the proposed transfer of up to 0.5% from the 2018/19 schools’ block allocation to the high needs block as per section 7.5; and

g)   Offer any further comments in relation to the construction of the 2018/19 high needs block budget.

Officer contact: Peter Hughes on 0161 474 3846 or email: peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Borough Treasure submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided Schools Forum members with an update on the construction of the 2018/2019 Total Schools Budged financed predominantly via deployment of the dedicated schools grant (DSG).

RESOLVED (i) That the report be noted.

(ii) That the 2018/19 primary and secondary de-delegation decisions for each service area as per Section 5.4/table 7 in the report be approved, but with the caveat that the area of de-delegation is reviewed further and discussed with the respective Headteacher consortia groups next year.

(iii) That the CSSB draft budget allocations detailed at section 6.3/table 9 be approved.

(iv) That the proposed transfer of up to 0.5% from the 2018/19 schools’ block allocation to the high needs block as per section 7.5 in the report, be approved.