Agenda item

The report was an information item requested at the December meeting of Schools Forum.

Robert Hardy reported that in November 2016, the DfE required information to be submitted as part of their Place Change Notification process. This related only to Resource Bases at Academies and Free Schools and to Post 16 places at GFE Colleges. The numbers were submitted by Slough for Resource Bases for September 2017. There is no guarantee that the DfE will agree to these proposals. The response is expected before the end of January 2017.

Robert reported that contractual agreements and admissions arrangements for all Resource Bases will be finalised with schools by the end of this term so that they are implemented from the start of the new financial year. 

It was agreed that a report will come to Schools Forum in October each year regarding commissioned places.

Phil Gregory asked about Early Years places and it was confirmed that the recent review only looked at statutory provision and not Early Years.