Michael Hallick

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.