Leadership Forum Schools Forum feedback Meetings Thursday 7
Leadership Forum School’s Forum: feedback Meetings: Thursday 7 th December 2017 and Wednesday 17 th January 2018
Thursday 7 th December 2017 Agenda item 5: Annual Report of High Needs Group Points to note: High Needs Block: Marginal overspend 2017/18, High Needs Block expected to balance in 2018/19, with projected deficits in future years. HNSG will need to consider how to bring budget into balance over the coming years Mainstream and Resource Base funding: Universal banding now in place. All schools to be notified of funding from April 2018. Schools that will lose, to be contacted by LA and support offered/mitigated Banding change in April 2018, schools that will lose protected until July 2018. Schools with resource base will receive letters this week.
Thursday 7 th December 2017 Agenda item 5: Annual Report of High Needs Group Points to note: New Woodlands Transition plan in place for a second year. July’ 17, RI judgement, action plan now in place PRU element is full – 10/12 places sourced externally Advisory Board is tasked with drafting a report for School’s Forum on options for the future of the Outreach Service – report to be ready for Spring’ 18
Agenda item 6: Apprenticeship Levy and Public Sector Targets Diane Parkhouse presented an update to Forum • Charlotte Gibson is the Council’s Apprentice Co-ordinator 020 8314 6452 or chalotte. gibson@lewisham. gov. uk
Wednesday 17 th January Agenda item 5: Dedicated Schools Grant Budget report 2018/19 Forum agreed: • Introduce the National Funding Formula to replace the Lewisham Funding Formula from April 2018 1. Six schools would have been better off at a cost to all others 2. Otherwise little difference between Lewisham v National • Minimum funding guarantee set at 0. 25% 1. Govt set 0. 5% but business rates and PFI fall outside formula • To defer decisions on approving contingency funding for three schools as a consequence of a fall in funding of greater than 5% • A voluntary code of practice of AWPU funding following a child for an out of borough Pru Placement • Deferred decision on transport cost – investigate if these can be paid from the contingency funding
Wednesday 17 th January Agenda item 6: Catering Contract Forum agreed: • 5% increase in Catering Charge for Non-Secondary schools • Small school up to 250, £ 2, 700; Med – up to 500, £ 5, 800; Lrg, over 500, £ 9, 600 Forum noted: • Contract review taking place during summer term • Schools advised to budget for a further increase from September, double figure above
Wednesday 17 th January Agenda items 7 & 8: Catering Contract Forum noted: • Reports from the Df. E on loans to schools and FSM and Universal Credit • LA has sent response to both highlighting concerns
New Woodlands Advisory Board Meeting: 12 th October 2017 Item 4, Alternative Provision proposal: There was a broad and open discussion. Points raised: Offering to all primaries to express and interest, whilst open and transparent, board in agreement that no primary in a position to take on this form of challenge Timescale on offer with LA preferred option was most realistic Opportunities clearly outweighed potential risks with preferred option Agreed to recomend LA preferred option: Abbey Manor to run the Primary PRU from September 2018
New Woodlands Advisory Board Meeting: 7 th December 2017 Item 4, update on transition plan: CW last school year 29 children had been accepted. Problem with many EHCPs was that a small number of schools were not providing sufficient evidence to support the EHCNA process. The requirement to build this evidence was therefore causing delays in the process. New Woodlands was therefore not taking assessment places at present. Item 5, Outreach Service – an update on reflections form HTs Item 6, Outreach – models for consideration
New Woodlands Advisory Board Meeting: 25 th January 2018 Item 4, Outreach model: Proposed two models for the interim delivery 2018/19 • Enhanced Current model • ‘Two Team’ Model – combining direct approach and consultancy model Timeline: DMT to consider and agree outline for the report to HNSG 22 nd February: report to be presented to the HNSG 8 th March NWAB – to receive update from HNSG 15 th March Schools Forum – to agree final model for 2018/19
New Woodlands Advisory Board Meeting: 25 th January 2018 Item 6, Update on Transition: Figs from CW
29 plus x 2 assists 1. Have many EHCP were accepted last school year. 1. How many including existing EHCP did we have at the end of last year include 23 15 EHCP the ones which were moving on? 8 Statements 1. How many moved on with the EHCP we got for them. 17 1. How many were year 6 and year 9 Yr 6=6 Yr 9=11 1. How many EHCP we started this school year with. KS 1=1 KS 2=4 KS 3=3 Total=8 1. How many EHCP are on our list to submit by the end of this school year. 27 1. How many of round were by submitted by the end of the Autumn 11 (plus possible 2 X depending on paperwork received )
Round 6 11 pupils Spring Term 2018 8 Primary 3 Secondary Round 7 9 pupils Summer Term 2018 3 Primary 6 Secondary Round 8 11 pupils Autumn Term 2018 6 Primary 6 Secondary
Year 9 Destination 2016 – 2017 AMC Mainstream Special School AP 4 8 5 7 3 with EHCPs 2 with EHCPs All with EHCPs 3 with EHCPs Year 9 Destination 2017 – 2018 AMC Mainstream New Woodlands Special School Out of Borough Special School AP 0 2 9 1 1 None with EHCPs 9 with EHCPs 1 with an EHCP
Year 6 -7 Transition 2016 -2017 Mainstream New Woodlands Special School AMC Special School out of Borough 8 3 0 3 4 with EHCPs 1 with an EHCP 3 with EHCPs Year 6 -7 Transition 2017 -2018 Mainstream 0 At present Once all EHCP applications have been submitted and agreed. Some students may be allocated to mainstream with EHCPs. New Woodlands AMC Special School 19 With EHCPs depending on the SEN panel’s decision in relation to the ECHP application. 0 Special School out of Borough 0 At present Once all EHCPs have been agreed some students may be placed out of borough depending on the SEN panels decisions.
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