Agenda and minutes

Governors

Mike Heiser - Chair (MH)

Martin Beard (MB)

Titilola McDowell (TMcD)

Alan Carter (AC)

Herman Martyn (HM)

Janice Alexander (JA)

Cllr Helga Gladbaum (Cllr HG)

Head Teachers

Sylvie Libson – Vice Chair (SL)

Lesley Benson (LB)

Matthew Lantos (ML)

Rose Ashton (RA)

Andy Prindiville (AP) – left during item 6

Kay Johnson (KJ)

Rabbi Yitzchak Freeman (YF)

PRU

Terry Hoad (TH)

PVI Sector

Paul Russell (PR)

Trade Unions

Lesley Gouldbourne (LG)

14-19 Partnership

Others

Lead Member (C&F)

Cllr Michael Pavey (Cllr MP) – Up to Item 4

Officers

Sara Williams (SW)

RavinderJassar (RJ)

Norwena Thomas (NT)

Devbai Patel (DP)

Carmen Coffey (CC) - up to item 4

Paula Buckley (PB) – up to item 4

Sara Kulay (SK) – up to item 5

Sue Gates (SG)

Nina Patel (NP)

Circulation to all present plus:                        

Terry Molloy, Sue Knowler, Maxine Henderson, Maggie Barth, Gill Bal and Cllr Lesley Jones

ITEM

DISCUSSION

ACTION

MH opened the Schools Forum at 6.05pm and thanked Queens Park Community School for hosting it.

1.0

Apologies

1.1

Gill Bal

Cllr Lesley Jones

Terry Molloy

Maggie Barth

Sue Knowler

Cllr MP and AP apologised at the start of the meeting as they had to leave early

2.0.

Minutes of the meeting held on 15^th January 2014 and Matters Arising

2.1

Accuracy

2.1.1

There were no corrections to the previous minutes.  The minutes were therefore agreed as accurate record.

2.2

Matters Arising

2.2.1

Actions Item 1 – Circulate a note with DfE’s Clarification on voting rights to Schools Forum members.  This is being presented as agenda item 7 at this Forum

2.2.2

Actions Item 2 – update on Universal Free School meals to KS1 pupils is presented under agenda item 4.

2.2.3

Action Item 3 – An indicative budget for PVI’s was calculated for 2014/15 and was sent to PR, LB and SL.

2.2.4

Action Item 4 – SEN Funding Update was covered under the ‘Consultation on Schools Budget 2014/15’ at January 2014 Forum except for the review of funding for the Additionally Resourced Provisions (ARP) which is brought to this Forum under agenda item 3.  AP said his school is struggling to get the outturn on SEN funding for 2013/14.  CC said she will look into this because as far as she was aware all the schedules for 2013/14 were submitted.  If for some reason St Gregory School’s was not issued she would ensure that it was sent out straight away.

2.2.5

Action Item 5 – Review of Early Intervention team is presented under agenda item 6.  LB asked if the 3% base rate that was not increased as previously agreed could now be afforded and if so if it could it be paid to schools and PVIs.  SG said this was to be calculated. MH asked for this to be resolved as soon as possible.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.