The cabinet considered the report of the Acting Director of Children’s Services summarising the responses from a consultation on changes that will be made to the Local Funding Formula for Schools and Academies from April 2013.  The proposals are supported by the Schools Forum and must be submitted to the Education Funding Agency by 31^st October 2012.

Councillor T Smith indicated that he was really pleased with the way the Children and Young Peoples Department undertook the consultation, he commented that at a difficult time it was great to get all the schools agreement. He commended the Department on a great piece of work.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the Acting Director of Children’s Services be requested to proceed with the proposals described in this report for the mainstream School Funding and High Needs Provision;

(2)  the place changes in maintained specialist provision detailed in the report be approved.