Ruth Wright
Council: Wandsworth
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
27 meetings · Page 1 of 6
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.
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.
Agenda and minutes
The Wandsworth Council Planning Applications Committee is scheduled to meet on 26 February 2025 to review several planning applications, enforcement actions regarding alleged breaches of planning control, and reports on recent planning decisions and closed enforcement appeals. The committee will also look at a request to vary an existing Section 106 agreement[^2] related to affordable housing.
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
71 decisions · Page 7 of 15
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
Welcome and Apologies
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Adrian Hughes, Dionne Morris, and Lisa Fenaroli.
Recommendations Approved
Enhanced Reception Support Project
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to run a pilot project providing enhanced support in Reception year to a targeted group of 20 children, aiming to alleviate transition anxiety, build staff confidence, remove barriers to mainstream schooling, enable full-time attendance, and avoid unnecessary EHC needs assessments.
Recommendations Approved
Future Meeting Dates
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to note the scheduled dates for future Schools Forum meetings between May 2025 and May 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Enforcement (Paper No. 25-99)
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to authorise enforcement notices and any necessary legal or direct action to remove an unauthorised roof terrace at 54 Clapham Common North Side, an unauthorised ground floor level rear extension at 76-78 Tooting High Street, and unauthorised uPVC framed windows at 1, 3, 5 & 7 Sisters Avenue, requiring reinstatement of timber framed sash windows.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 27
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 71