Liz Curtis-Jones

Council: Dorset

Committees: Health and Wellbeing Board Cabinet Schools' Forum (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

4 meetings

Schools' Forum Officer

Schools' Forum - Friday, 16th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 16, 2026, 2:00 pm
Schools' Forum Officer

Schools' Forum - Friday, 7th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 07, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm

October 15, 2024
Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 2.00 pm

41 attendees, 13 documents, 1 media files

June 26, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

12 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Maintained School Funding Decisions 2026-27

From: Schools' Forum - Friday, 7th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 07, 2025

...to determine maintained school funding decisions for the 2026-27 financial year, including de-delegated decisions on trade union facilities, termination costs, and free school meal eligibility checking, as well as central retention of funding for education functions.

For Determination

Schools Block Transfer 2026-27 to Support Safety Valve

From: Schools' Forum - Friday, 7th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 07, 2025

...they voted against the proposed transfer of 0.5% from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block for 2026–27.

For Determination

BCP Council unmet need request response

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

Response to BCP Council on their request.

Recommendations Approved

Dorset Council Childcare Provision

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

To consider alternative arrangements for the management/future ownership of the childcare provisions Dorset Council run in Blandford and Shaftesbury.   Our objectives are to:    Meet our statutory duty1 to secure sufficient childcare, so far as is reasonably practicable, for working parents, or parents who are studying or training for employment, for children aged 0-14 (or up to 18 for disabled children)   Ensure the provisions are run by an organisation with the dedicated leadership, experience, resources, and skills to do this effectively.  

Recommendations Approved

To enter into a new lease of the Sherborne Household Recycling & Waste Transfer Centre

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

The Council’s 25 year long lease of the Waste Management Centre at Sherborne came to an end on 28 September 2023. Head of terms (that are subject to contract and Council ratification) for a new lease, for a further 15 years, have been negotiated ad agreed in principle with the landlord. A Cabinet decision is required due to aggregate value of this leasehold acquisition.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 4

Average per Month: 0.2

Decisions Recorded: 12