Zarah Lowe

Council: Wandsworth

Committees: (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

2 meetings

Committee Officer

Wandsworth Council

The Wandsworth Schools Forum met to discuss school funding, special educational needs, and pupil population projections. The forum agreed to set aside £40,000 from the SEN Support fund for Year 3 of the Enhanced Transition Project (ETP). Members also agreed to model the Minimum Funding Guarantee at 0% and -0.5% for a move of 10% (minimum) towards National Funding Formula (NFF), 20% and 100% closer to NFF.

December 01, 2025
Committee

Agenda and decisions

The Wandsworth Schools Forum met to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), therapy provisions, and emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA). Gareth Evans, Assistant Director Children’s Finance, was scheduled to present reports on the DSG outturn and recovery, while Zarah Lowe, Lead Commissioner for Education, SEND and Health, was set to provide an update on therapy provision. Andy Fish, Inclusion Service Manager, was expected to present a proposal for an EBSA outreach pilot project.

May 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

13 decisions · Page 1 of 3

High Needs Benchmarking

From: Wandsworth Council - December 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Any other business

From: Wandsworth Council - December 01, 2025

...to approve the recommendations discussed under Any other business at the Wandsworth Council meeting on that date.

Recommendations Approved

Pupil Population Projections

From: Wandsworth Council - December 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Enhanced Transition Project - Update Dec 2025

From: Wandsworth Council - December 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Future Meeting Dates

From: Wandsworth Council - December 01, 2025

...to note the scheduled future meeting dates of the Schools Forum as January 12th, March 16th, and May 11th, all in 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 2

Average per Month: 0.3

Decisions Recorded: 13