Decision details

School Funding 2020/21 - ES11(19/20)

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

West Sussex County Council is required, under national funding regulations, to consult schools and the Schools Forum on proposed changes to funding arrangements affecting school budgets. The School Funding Review 2020/21 consultation document was published on 23rd October 2019. Responses to the consultation and feedback from both Schools Forum and the Children and Young People’s Services Scrutiny Committee have been taken into account in the development of the local funding formula for mainstream schools in 2020/21.

 

To alleviate pressures on certain budgets proposals to transfer funding between Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) funding blocks were also included as part of the schools funding consultation. Under the funding regulations, any transfer between blocks is a decision that is taken by Schools Forum, although the County Council can seek to overturn this by applying to the Secretary of State for Education through a disapplication request.

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills has agreed the proposals in relation to the local funding formula for mainstream schools as set out in section 2.28 of the report.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Publication date: 19/02/2020

Date of decision: 19/02/2020

Effective from: 02/03/2020

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