Shaun Allen summarised the revisions to the document “Funding Arrangements for High Needs Special Education Needs Pupils and Students”.  These were:-

·  The changes to place funding for schools with bases, where they are the subsidiary school for a child in the base.

·  Changes to the funding of special schools and resourced provision where there are surplus places at the end of an academic year.

·  The change to the deduction of budget from schools for exclusions in line with DfE Guidance, from September 2018.

Forum requested a change to the report as follows:-

·  Section 3.3 to be amended to be more in line with the SEN Code of Practice by allowing for exceptional circumstances.

The document will be discussed at the next High Needs Working Group.

Ongoing discussions Adrian Whitley agreed to remain as Forum Chair for another year to avoid any conflict of interest Steve Baker may have with discussions on High Needs Funding.

Resolved

Forum noted the report