Ben Pearson
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
29 meetings · Page 1 of 6
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 7th July 2026 2.00 pm
Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 29 June 2026 - 6.00 pm
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 2.00 pm
Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 28 April 2026 - 6.00 pm
The Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee of West Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to consider a range of important topics at its upcoming meeting. Key discussions are expected to focus on early years provision, the council's Best Start in Life Plan,
and the progress of the Family Help Strategy and Family Hubs. The committee will also review its annual report and work programme.
Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 16th March 2026 6.00 pm
The Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to discuss the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), an update on the SEND Priority Action Plan, and the council's approach to school place planning. The committee was also set to review performance data for the One West Northamptonshire Plan and consider its work programme.
Decisions from Meetings
59 decisions · Page 3 of 12
DSG Monitoring 2025-26 [verbal item]
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Forward Plan
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
...to note the forward plan.
Recommendations Approved
Early Years Funding 2026-27 - outcome of consultation and final proposals
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum agreed to pass all the increase on 3&4 year old funding through the base rate for universal and extended hours. They also agreed to increase the pass through to providers to 97% of total budget for 3-and-4-year-old funding, and to continue to pass through 97% of the total budget for under 2’s and 2-year-old funding. The Schools Forum agreed to increase the existing SENIF hourly rate by £2.00, resulting in a new hourly rate of £12.00 for eligible providers.
Recommendations Approved
Schools Funding 2026-27 - outcome of consultation and final proposals
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
...the Schools Forum approved the continuation of a 0.5% transfer from the schools block to the high needs block, the balancing of individual school budget shares by capping per pupil increases if necessary, the inclusion of growth funding for new and expanding schools, the creation and funding of a falling rolls fund, proposed central school services block expenditure, the continuation of trade union facility time de-delegation at the current rate, and the continuation of the School Improvement Grant and redundancy fund at their current rates.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 29
Average per Month: 1.0
Decisions Recorded: 59