Kathryn Holton
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 3rd February 2026 2.00 pm
Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 27th January 2026 6.00 pm
The Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee of West Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 27 January 2026. The meeting's agenda includes discussions on support for care leavers, the annual report from the Virtual School, and the proposed framework for non-school alternative provision.
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.
Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 1st December 2025 6.00 pm
The Children, Education and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a range of issues, including a review of the Housing Allocation Scheme, the future management of council housing stock, and services for children and young people. The committee was also scheduled to review its work programme and consider proposals for future scrutiny reviews.
Decisions from Meetings
122 decisions · Page 2 of 25
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
Forward Plan
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
...to note the forward plan.
Recommendations Approved
High Needs update [verbal item]
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm - December 08, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Early Years Funding 2026-27 - Consultation proposals
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 14th October 2025 2.00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to endorse the proposals for the West Northants Early Years Budget Consultation 2026-27, with the addition of a question regarding a deprivation rate for all ages.
Recommendations approved
Schools Funding 2026-27 - Consultation proposals
From: West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 14th October 2025 2.00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to endorse the proposals for the West Northants Schools Budget Consultation 2026-27, with the addition of a question regarding the provision of a falling rolls fund.
Recommendations approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.5
Decisions Recorded: 122