(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Schools Forum, 14/10/2020 10:00
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Public Document Pack A Meeting of the SCHOOLS FORUM will be held virtually ON WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2020 AT 10.00 AM Susan Parsonage Chief Executive Published on 6 October 2020 Note: The Council has made arrangements under the Coronavirus Act 2020 to hold this meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams. The meeting can be watched live using the following link: https://youtu.be/Nhd5sOQIXRc This meeting will be filmed for inclusion on the Council’s website. Please note that other people may film, record, tweet or blog from this meeting. The use of these images or recordings is not under the Council’s control. Our Vision A great place to live, learn, work and grow and a great place to do business Enriching Lives Champion outstanding education and enable our children and young people to achieve their full potential, regardless of their background. Support our residents to lead happy, healthy lives and provide access to good leisure facilities to complement an active lifestyle. Engage and involve our communities through arts and culture and create a sense of identity which people feel part of. Support growth in our local economy and help to build business. Safe, Strong, Communities Protect and safeguard our children, young and vulnerable people. Offer quality care and support, at the right time, to prevent the need for long term care. Nurture communities and help them to thrive. Ensure our borough and communities remain safe for all. A Clean and Green Borough Do all we can to become carbon neutral and sustainable for the future. Protect our borough, keep it clean and enhance our green areas. Reduce our waste, improve biodiversity and increase recycling. Connect our parks and open spaces with green cycleways. Right Homes, Right Places Offer quality, affordable, sustainable homes fit for the future. Build our fair share of housing with the right infrastructure to support and enable our borough to grow. Protect our unique places and preserve our natural environment. Help with your housing needs and support people to live independently in their own homes. Keeping the Borough Moving Maintain and improve our roads, footpaths and cycleways. Tackle traffic congestion, minimise delays and disruptions. Enable safe and sustainable travel around the borough with good transport infrastructure. Promote healthy alternative travel options and support our partners to offer affordable, accessible public transport with good network links. Changing the Way We Work for You Be relentlessly customer focussed. Work with our partners to provide efficient, effective, joined up services which are focussed around you. Communicate better with you, owning issues, updating on progress and responding appropriately as well as promoting what is happening in our Borough. Drive innovative digital ways of working that will connect our communities, businesses and customers to our services in a way that suits their needs. MEMBERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS FORUM Schools Representatives Maintained Schools Carol Simpson School Business Manager - Colleton Primary Emma Clarke Primary Head - Farley Hill Primary Corrina Gillard Primary Head - Emmbrook Infant Helen Ball Primary Head - Polehampton Infant Brian Prebble Primary Head - Rivermead Primary - Vice Chairman Nick McSweeney Headteacher - The Emmbrook School Secondary Liz Woodwards School Business Manager - Hawkedon Primary Jay Blundell Pupil Referral Unit Head - Foundry College Academies Ali Brown Primary Head - Nine Mile Ride Primary Julia Mead School Business Manager - St Sebastian's CE Primary Vacancy Primary Ben Godber Academy Head - Bohunt School Derren Gray Academy Head - Piggott School Ginny Rhodes Academy Head - St Crispins School Paul Miller Governor - St Crispins - Chairman Shirley Austin Academy Head - Forest School Sian Lehrter School Business Director - The Holt School Special Schools Sara Attra Special School Head - Addington School PRU Jay Blundell Pupil Referral Unit Head – Foundry College Non-School Representatives Early Years Kerrie Clifford Maintained Nursery Head - Ambleside Centre Ian Morgan Early Years Representative Wokingham Borough Council Graham Howe Wokingham Borough Council Sal Thirlway Assistant Director Learning Achievement and Partnerships Post 16 Education Paul Gibson Headteacher - Maiden Erlegh School ITEM PAGE WARD SUBJECT NO. NO. 1 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN To elect a Chairman for the 2020/21 academic year. 2 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN To elect a Vice-Chairman for the 2020/21 academic year. 3 APOLOGIES To receive any apologies for absence. 4 DECLARATION OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest. 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 7 - 12 To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 15 July 2020. 6 MATTERS ARISING UPDATE 13 - 14 7 None Specific 2020/21 REVENUE MONITORING REPORT 15 - 24 To receive and consider a paper containing the 2020/21 Revenue Monitoring report. 8 None Specific 2020/21 CONTINGENCY UPDATE 25 - 28 To receive and consider the 2020/21 Contingency Update report. 9 None Specific 2021/22 DSG BUDGET PLANNING UPDATE 29 - 34 To receive and consider the 2021/22 DSG Budget Planning Update report. 10 None Specific SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TASK & FINISH GROUP 35 - 44 UPDATE To receive an update on the work of the School Admissions Task and Finish Group. 11 None Specific GROWTH FUND STRATEGIC UPDATE 45 - 54 To receive and consider the Growth Fund Strategic Update report. 12 None Specific HIGH NEEDS BLOCK / SEND STRATEGY UPDATE 55 - 60 To receive and consider the High Needs Block and SEND Strategy Update report. 13 None Specific INSURANCE FOR MAINTAINED SCHOOLS 61 - 66 To receive and consider a report containing details of insurance for maintained schools. 14 None Specific SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT 67 - 70 To receive and consider the School Improvement Grant report. 15 None Specific SCHOOLS FORUM MEMBERSHIP REVIEW 2020 71 - 78 To receive and consider a report reviewing Schools Forum membership. 16 None Specific SCHOOLS FORUM FORWARD PLAN 79 - 80 To consider the Schools Forum Forward Plan for the 2020/21 academic year. Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent A Supplementary Agenda will be issued by the Chief Executive if there are any other items to consider under this heading. CONTACT OFFICER Luciane Bowker, Democratic & Electoral Services Specialist Tel 0118 974 6091 Email [email protected] Postal Address Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 5 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SCHOOLS FORUM HELD ON 15 JULY 2020 FROM 10.00 AM TO 11.22 AM Schools Representatives Carol Simpson School Business Manager - Colleton Primary Emma Clarke Primary Head - Farley Hill Primary Corrina Gillard Primary Head - Emmbrook Infant Helen Ball Primary Head - Polehampton Infant Brian Prebble Primary Head - Rivermead Primary Nick McSweeney Headteacher - The Emmbrook School Secondary Ali Brown Primary Head - Nine Mile Ride Primary Julia Mead School Business Manager - St Sebastian's CE Primary Ben Godber Academy Head - Bohunt School Derren Gray Academy Head - Piggott School Ginny Rhodes Academy Head - St Crispins School Paul Miller Governor - St Crispins - Chairman Sian Lehrter School Business Director - The Holt School Sara Attra Special School Head - Addington School Shirley Austin Academy Head - Forest School Jay Blundell Pupil Referral Unit Head - Foundry College Non School Representatives Graham Howe Wokingham Borough Council Sal Thirlway Assistant Director Learning Achievement and Partnerships Also Present Luciane Bowker, Democratic & Electoral Services Specialist Lynne Samuel, Senior Finance Specialist Katherine Vernon, Schools Finance Manager Alan Voyzey, Interim Schools Finance Specialist Piers Brunning, Strategy and Commissioning Places Specialist Nicki Raine, Education and Schools Funding Agency 47 APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were submitted from Paul Gibson and Liz Woodards. 48 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 March 2020 were confirmed as a correct record and would be signed by the Chairman at a later date, subject to the correction that Jay Blundell be included in the list of attendees. Matters arising Lynne Samuel, Senior Finance Specialist agreed to provide an update in relation to the number of children placed in out of Borough independent non maintained schools and the level of funding (as mentioned on page 13). 7 49 DECLARATION OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 50 2019-20 REVENUE OUTTURN REPORT Katherine Vernon, Schools Finance Manager presented the 2019/20 Revenue Outturn report. She stated that the 2019/20 in-year Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn position was a net overspend of £1,785k, representing 1.25% of the 2019/20 DSG budget. Together with the brought forward deficit balance of £1,572k, the overall DSG deficit at the end of 2019/20 was £3,356k, representing 2.35% of the £142,947k 2019/20 DSG. She stated that in previous years the local authority had been required to submit a recovery plan to the DfE, but the rules had changed this year and this was no longer required. The Chairman pointed out that the Growth Fund did not show any variance and asked if this was correct. Katherine Vernon confirmed that there had been an underspend of £200k which had been carried forward. The Chairman stated that this should be reflected in the report. Katherine Vernon stated that further discussions with Piers Brunning, Strategy and Commissioning Places Specialist were ongoing about how the £200k money would be reflected in the financial plans.