Dan Pothecary-Smith
Council: Bexley
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
5 meetings
Bexley Schools Forum - Monday, 10th November, 2025 10.00 am
The Bexley Schools Forum convened to address financial challenges and strategic planning for the upcoming years. Discussions included a review of the high needs block budget, a request for a transfer of funds from the schools block, and an update on the Safety Valve programme[^2]. The forum also considered the preparation of central budgets for 2026/27.
Bexley Schools Forum - Monday, 6th October, 2025 10.00 am
The Bexley Schools Forum met to discuss a range of issues, including the appointment of a chair and vice-chair, early years funding, high needs block monitoring, and the Safety Valve programme[^2]. The forum was also scheduled to discuss the 2026/27 schools block and the preparation of central budgets for 2026/27.
Bexley Schools Forum - Monday, 16th June, 2025 10.00 am
The Bexley Schools Forum met to discuss school funding, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision, and school place planning. The forum approved the growth fund budget for Birkbeck Primary School, recovery of overspend on maternity cover, de-delegation of maternity cover, de-delegation of free school meals (FSM) eligibility checking, the proposed early years funding formula, and a 0.5% transfer from the schools block to the high needs block. The Schools Forum also received updates on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn, the Safety Valve programme, and the scheme for financing schools.
Bexley Schools Forum - Monday, 11th November, 2024 10.00 am
The Bexley Schools Forum met on Monday 11 November 2024 to discuss the 2025-26 Schools Block, the Safety Valve programme, and the preparation of central budgets for 2025-26. A key decision was made to defer the approval of a 0.5% transfer from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block until the next meeting, due to a lack of clarity on financial details and key performance indicators.
Decisions from Meetings
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Summary
Meetings Attended: 5
Average per Month: 0.4
Decisions Recorded: 0 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.