Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The report provides Schools’ Forum members with an update/information relating to budget adjustments relating to permanently excluded pupils from April 2020.

Schools Forum members are asked to:

a)    Note the above report;

b)   Offer any comments; and

c)    Ensure the update/information is shared with their wider primary and secondary sector colleagues.

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

A representative of the Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided Schools’ Forum members with an update/information relating to budget adjustments relating to permanently excluded pupils from April 2020.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         A short discussion took place in respect of how the Permanently Excluded Pupils budgetary adjustment should be calculated and how schools would be notified of changes to next year’s budgets.

·         It was decided that the Permanently Excluded Pupils budget adjustment for each pupil would be based on their actual characteristics as per the census data.

·         Furthermore, a schedule was to be sent to individual schools relating to 2020/21 FY budget adjustments required for those pupils excluded in 2019/20 since October 2019 census day.

RESOLVED – (i) That the report be noted.

(ii) That Schools’ Forum Members would share this information with their wider sector colleagues.