Lisa Fenaroli

Council: Wandsworth

Committees: Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education Children's Committee (Officer) (Officer) General Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

19 meetings · Page 1 of 4

Committee Officer

Wandsworth Council

The Wandsworth Schools Forum convened to discuss several key issues impacting education in the borough. The forum members agreed to set aside £40,000 from the SEN Support fund for Year 3 of the Enhanced Transition Project (ETP), and they also discussed the National Funding Formula (NFF) for the upcoming financial year, and pupil population projections. The Schools Forum also noted reports on high needs benchmarking and future meeting dates.

December 01, 2025
Committee Officer

Agenda and minutes

The Wandsworth Schools Forum convened to discuss and approve several key initiatives, including the High Needs Budget for the financial year 2025-26, an Enhanced Reception Support Project, and updates on the SEN Support Fund and Enhanced Transition Project. The forum also noted future meeting dates and approved the minutes from the previous meeting.

December 01, 2025
Children's Committee Officer

Agenda and minutes

The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of topics at their meeting, including a petition regarding Bradstow School, the performance of Pupil Referral Units, school budget allocations, educational performance, and capital maintenance schemes for schools. The meeting will also cover the 2024/25 quarterly budget monitoring and the proposed budget for 2025/26.

December 01, 2025
Children's Committee Officer

Wandsworth Council

The Wandsworth Borough Council's Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a report by the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Task and Finish Group on its scoping report. The Task and Finish Group was established to look at the prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The report sets out the scope of the review for the Children's OSC's and Health OSC's consideration.

November 18, 2025
Children's Committee Officer

Wandsworth Council

The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the drivers of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and to review the annual complaints report. The committee also discussed its work programme for the coming year.

November 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

52 decisions · Page 8 of 11

FY 2025-26 High Needs Budget

From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025

... to note the report for information regarding the FY 2025-26 High Needs Budget, which includes a total allocation of £70.572 million, proposed changes in commissioned places, and a 0.5% increase in top-up rates for special schools, resource provisions, and mainstream schools.

Recommendations Approved

FY 2025-26 Schools Block Funding - Local Funding Formula

From: Agenda and decisions - January 20, 2025

...to agree to a 20 percent move towards the National Funding Formula and a -0.5 percent change to the Minimum Funding Guarantee for the FY 2025-26 school budget Local Funding Formula.

Recommendations Approved

De-delegation & Education Functions Budget

From: Agenda and decisions - January 20, 2025

...to approve the de-delegation and education functions budget, with primary schools voting in favor of lines 1-3 concerning school improvement, support for minority groups and bilingual learners, and contingency costs, while secondary schools unanimously agreed on all lines.

Recommendations Approved

FY 2025-26 Growth Fund Criteria

From: Agenda and decisions - January 20, 2025

...to allocate £0.350m to the growth fund for FY 2025-26 to support school expansions and bulge classes not funded through the Local Funding Formula, maintaining the FY 2024-25 criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes - 2nd December 2024

From: Agenda and decisions - January 20, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the December 2nd, 2024 meeting as a correct record, with a minor correction to the attendees list.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 19

Average per Month: 1.0

Decisions Recorded: 52