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RESOLVED:  

That Schools Forum
agreed the proposal to continue to move 0.5% from the Schools Block
to the High Needs Block in 2025-26. 

That Schools Forum
agreed the proposal to balance the schools individual budget shares
by applying a cap to year on year pupil increases if
necessary. 

That Schools Forum
agreed with growth added into the schools budgets for new and
growing schools where new classes were being added but were not yet
in the October census. 

That Schools Forum
agreed with the Growth Fund Budget proposal to cover additional
classes in schools in 2025-26. 

That Schools Forum
agreed with the proposed central schools services block
expenditure. 

That Schools Forum
agreed Option 2 in respect of trade union facility time
de-delegation (£7.93 with the reduction of the service by a
quarter). 

That Schools Forum
agreed Option 1 in respect of the School Improvement Grant
de-delegation (continuing the previous rate of
£5.50). 

That Schools Forum
agreed with the proposal for the continuation of the redundancy
fund de-delegation at an unchanged rate of
£4.00. 

That Schools Forum
agreed with the continuation of the notional SEND calculation and
policy. 

That Schools Forum
agreed that where a school had an exceptional premises cost, it
should be added to their individual schools
budget.