Decision details

Education Funding Settlement and Local Formula 2019/20 (Non-Key)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To update the Cabinet on the key announcements made by the Department for Education (DfE) on the education funding settlement for 2019/20.

To approve the local funding formula models to be used to determine the individual 2019/20 budgets for early years providers and schools in Stockport.

Decision:

The Cabinet considered an update on key announcements made by the Department for Education on the education funding settlement for 2019/20 and proposals for the local funding formula models to be used to determine the individual 2019/20 budgets for early years providers and schools in Stockport and agreed that:-

 

(1) the details of the Education Funding Settlement for 2019/20 be noted.

 

(2) the construction of the early years budget as per section 4.5 of the report and the updated 2019/20 local funding formula for schools as detailed in the table(s) in section 7.2 be approved to form the basis of the calculation of school budgets and be notified to the Department for Education in accordance with statutory requirements.

 

Alternative options considered:

None

Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: n/a

Decision Reference: CAB153

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Consultation undertaken with school governing bodies in autumn 2017 relating to local formula funding to be applied from April 2018 was on basis of budget structure / key elements of local formula applied for 2 years (i.e. including 2019/20)

Contact: Peter Hughes, Corporate and Support Services Email: peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161 474 3947.

Report author: Peter Hughes

Publication date: 07/02/2019

Date of decision: 05/02/2019

Decided at meeting: 05/02/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/02/2019

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