Agenda item

Jane Seymour introduced the report, which aimed to inform the Schools’ Forum of proposed action in response to concerns expressed by some mainstream schools with resourced units that they had a shortfall in funding, and to seek agreement from the Schools’ Forum.

So that the extent of the issue could be explored it was proposed within the report that a survey be conducted as all current information was anecdotal. A final report would be submitted to the Schools’ Forum in March 2019.

It was also proposed that if any changes were required to the resourced unit banding system, consideration would be required by the Schools’ Forum in March 2019, when consideration would also be given to the shortfall in the High Needs Block for 2019/20.

David Ramsden proposed that proposals set out in Section 4 of the report were supported by the Schools’ Forum. This was seconded by Angela Hayes. At the vote the motion was carried.

RESOLVED that the Schools’ Forum agreed the proposal set out in Section 4 of the report.