Rosemary Kavanagh

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday, 13 October 2026 - 2.00 pm

West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday, 7 July 2026 - 2.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum met on Tuesday 7 July 2026, electing Paul Wheeler as Chair for the upcoming year and approving the minutes from their previous meeting. Key discussions included the provisional outturn of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the 2025-26 financial year, which revealed a significant overall deficit, and an update on the SEND Reform Plan.

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 14th October 2025 2.00 pm

The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum met to discuss Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) monitoring, school funding, and early years funding for the upcoming financial year. The forum endorsed consultation proposals for both schools and early years funding for 2026-27, with minor additions to include questions around falling rolls funds and deprivation rates. They also noted the forecast outturn position for the year ending 31 March 2026 and the forward plan, with additional items to be added around education white paper review, changes around requirements of the Education Act S19[^2], draft sufficiency strategy update, and forecasting numbers/place planning.