Agenda item

Ian Pearson presented the report on the de-delegations for the maintained schools 2015/16.

No responses were received on the subject of de-delegation following the consultation with the schools.

Behaviour Support

Includes support for class teachers for individual pupils or groups and training.

Primary Schools:         Pool

Secondary Schools:    Pool

DECISION: The Schools’ Forum agreed the Behaviour Support de-delegations.

Ethnic Minority Support

Includes assessment, advice and support for pupils who speak English as an additional language and those pupils with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller heritage.

Primary Schools:         Pool

Secondary Schools:    Pool

DECISION: The Schools’ Forum agreed the Ethnic Minority Support de-delegations.

ACTION: The Schools’ Forum requested an update on the recruitment of a Portuguese support officer.

Trade Union Local Representation

This pays for the release of staff as TU representatives, including provision of advice to individual staff members.

Ian Pearson handed out copies of a letter he had received from the ATL, NAHT, NASUWT and NUT urging support for the continued de-delegation of funding.

Primary Schools:         No decision

Secondary Schools:    No decision

Area of contention is whether representatives are funded at actual costs or supply costs.

The Forum has been unable to make a decision on the Trade Unions de-delegation because they feel agreement is required between the Trade Unions and HR on a way forward. The trade unions have not produced a concise and properly costed proposal and the schools are unwilling to agree to de-delegation unless they know the costs involved and the value for money of the service provided.

DECISION: Trade Union de-delegation will return to the next meeting for final consideration after the Heads Funding Group has reviewed properly costed options.

ACTION: Report to be taken to the HFG.

Contingency for Schools in Financial Difficulty

The provision of financial support to schools over and above their formula funding.

Primary Schools:         Pool

Secondary Schools:    Not Pool

DECISION: The Schools’ Forum agreed the Ethnic Minority Support de-delegations.

Action

I Pearson

S Coleman-Slaughter & I Pearson