Agenda

To review the schools carry forward balance at the end of the financial year (as at 31 March 2013) and to consider whether any schools should be capped.  It also looks at the final end of year position on the Dedicated Schools Grant.

This paper looks at the latest notification of the DSG and discusses the recent Fair funding consultation and notes the consultation issued on converting non-recoupment academies to recoupment academies and amending the funding of local authorities for pupils in free schools from 2015-16.

This paper looks at an invest to save proposal for PMLD provision.

It was agreed in December to have a rolling review of funding over the coming year rather than to leave all the decisions to the budget setting meeting.

1. Paper 6 – Collaborative Funding
2. Progress of the Lewisham Futures Board – verbal update

The DFE issued a consultation to consider how education services can be provided more innovatively and efficiently.  The response is discussed in the attached paper.

Future Meetings

25 September 2014

11 December 2014

15 January 2015 (reserve date if needed to discuss budget)

19 March 2015

All meetings 4.30 to 6.30