RESOLVED –
1) That approval be given to the recommendations of the Schools Forum, following the consultative process undertaken in collaboration with Head Teachers, to determine the ongoing local approach to the distribution of DSG Schools Block funding for 2022-2023 and the fifth year of a soft National Funding Formula approach.
2) That the exceptions application made to the ESFA, and subsequently approved, be noted.
3) That approval be given to the submission of the schools funding formula to the ESFA for 2022-2023.
4) That approval be given to proposals for central budgets and de-delegated budgets 2022-2023, as set out within the considered report.
5) That the changes to schools funding arrangements for 2022-2023, the fifth year of soft application of the National Funding Formula, in advance of the full introduction of the National Funding Formula for Schools from April 2024, subject to ongoing response to consultation, be noted.
6) That the ongoing consultation with local schools and other providers, to ensure an appropriate local response to national funding formula developments, be noted.