Venue: Rockingham Professional Development Centre
Contact: Angela Kemp , Governance Adviser
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Welcome and Introductions
Welcome by the outgoing Vice-Chair and introductions by all Forum Members present. |
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Appointment of Chair To receive nominations and agree a new Chair of the Schools Forum. |
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Appointment for Vice-Chair To receive nominations and agree a new Vice-Chair of the Schools Forum. |
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Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies from any Forum Member who are unable to attend the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest
To invite Forum Members to declare any interests they may have on agenda items to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 352 KB
Recommendation:- To receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 21st June, 2024. |
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Matters Arising from Previous Minutes
To consider and report on any matters arising from the previous minutes. |
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Membership and Constitution of the Rotherham Schools Forum (Standing Item)
To consider any updates or amendments to the membership of the Schools Forum. |
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Schools Budgets 2024-25 - Latest Position PDF 173 KB Louise Keith/Joshua Amahwe to report.
Recommendation(s):- (1) To note the latest DSG funding for schools for the 2024/25 financial year.
(2) To note the financial positions of Rotherham’s maintained schools and the identified financial risks against the schools DSG budgets for the year.
(3) To note the announcements of the Teachers Pay Award alongside the Core Schools Budget Grant allocation.
(4) To note the delay to the publication of the indicative schools and high needs national funding formula (NFF) allocations for 2025-26 due to the timing of the general election.
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Louise Keith/Joshua Amahwe to report.
Recommendation:- To note the changes introduced by the Department for Education (DfE) and approve the local Growth Policy to be adopted for Rotherham. Additional documents: |
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Free School Meals - Auto Enrolment Update PDF 188 KB Louise Keith / Joshua Amahwe to report.
Recommendation:- To note the total number of additional families identified through the process and the additional pupil premium generated.
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Cary-Anne Sykes to report.
Recommendation:- To receive the presentation and note the contents.
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SEND Sufficiency Update PDF 390 KB Mark Cummins to report.
Recommendation:- To receive the report and note the contents.
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Reduced Timetables - Understanding and Impact PDF 235 KB Sarah Whitby to report.
Recommendation(s):- (1) To receive the report and note the contents.
(2) To agree to receive an annual update on the use of reduced timetables.
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Annual Exclusions Data PDF 269 KB Sarah Whitby to report.
Recommendation:- To receive the report and note the contents.
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Schools' Forum Forward Plan PDF 113 KB Recommendation:- To consider the attached Forward Plan of agenda items and receive any updates. |
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Any Other Business
Recommendation:- To receive any other items of urgent business. |
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Date of Next Meeting Recommendation:- To consider and agree the date and time of the next meeting of the Rotherham Schools’ Forum on 15th November 2024 at 8.30 a.m. at Rockingham Professional Development Centre. |