Agenda

To agree the minutes of the meeting of the 15^th June 2015 as a true and correct record.

This report

·         Provides an update on resources allocated through Local Authority statement of SEN or EHC resource allocation agreements; signals pressures on HNB as a result of new legislation. 

·         Proposes re-establishing HNB Reference Group to adopt a joint approach to management of HNB pressures.

·         Provides an update on the implementation of an enhanced SEN Early Years local offer through implementation of block HNB contingency funding

This report forms part of the annual process of review and submission between the Authority, the Schools Forum and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) in respect of our proposals around schools funding for 2016/17. The main purpose of this October cycle is to identify to the EFA any changes proposed in individual funding blocks or units or any proposed changes to our centralised budget approaches. It also enables the EFA and Schools to be clear where the Authorities intentions lie in regards to the next years funding approaches.

Verbal Item

18 January 2016