Dan York
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
10 meetings · Page 1 of 2
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 7th July 2026 2.00 pm
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 2.00 pm
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 3rd February 2026 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum was scheduled to discuss the financial performance of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the 2025-26 academic year, alongside proposals for High Needs Budgets and Early Years Funding for 2026-27. The meeting also included updates on the SEND Sufficiency Strategy and the Council's School Organisation Plan.
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum met to discuss school and early years funding for the 2026-27 financial year, agreeing to increase the amount of funding passed directly to early years providers, and to continue transferring 0.5% of funding from the schools block to the high needs block. The forum also reviewed and approved the updated West Northamptonshire Council Section 19 Policy Statement, which outlines the council's duty to provide education for children unable to attend school. The Schools Forum also noted updates on the Schools White Paper, the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) monitoring for 2025-26, and high needs provision.
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 1st July 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum was scheduled to meet to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant provisional outturn for 2024-25, the deficit management plan, and the administrative arrangements for allocating central government grants in 2025-26. They were also scheduled to elect a chair and vice-chair for the upcoming year. Maintained school members were expected to approve the carry forward of school balances above 10% of their budget.
Decisions from Meetings
48 decisions · Page 4 of 10
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
New West Northamptonshire Council Section 19 Policy Statement
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
Recommendations Approved
DSG Deficit Management Plan Update (presentation)
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 1st July 2025 2.00 pm - July 01, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Forward Plan
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 1st July 2025 2.00 pm - July 01, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Schools and Early Years Funding 2026-27 consultations - process and timelines (verbal item)
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 1st July 2025 2.00 pm - July 01, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 10
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 48