Dan York

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum Committee Member

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 3rd February 2026 2.00 pm

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum Committee Member

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 Committee Member

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.

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 4th February 2025 2.00 pm

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Wednesday 11th December 2024 2.00 pm

The meeting of the West Northamptonshire Schools Forum was scheduled to consider an update on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), including a number of forecast overspends. The meeting was also scheduled to consider the outcome of consultations on the proposed 2025-26 school and Early Years budgets.