Management Information Sheet

Schools Forum Briefing

The briefing from the last Norfolk Schools Forum meeting (29 September) is available on the schools website here. This briefing includes the following topics:

• Local First Inclusion
• Early Years Pathfinder Project
• Notional SEN
• Funding Consultations
• Notional SEN
• Catering Group Contract Update
• Risk Protection Arrangement / Local Authority Insurance Scheme
• MyOracle: Teachers' Pensions

Funding Consultations Reminder

Please remember to complete the Early Years funding, Fair Funding and Notional SEN consultations by the deadline of 31 October - your views matter to us and have the potential to have a significant impact upon schools and early years funding for 2024-25.

Previous MI sheets are available here:

• 175/23 - Early Years Funding Formula Consultation - Autumn 2023
• 179/23 - Fair Funding Consultation with Schools Autumn 2023
• 180/23 - Notional SEN budget 2024-25
• 184/23 - Update regarding DfE 2024-25 funding announcement on Friday 06/10/23 and the ongoing LA consultation with schools regarding 2024-25 funding options

Consultation documents, technical papers, and links to surveys are available via the following links:

• Fair Funding Consultation - Proposed Changes 2024-25 (each school should be represented only once, either alone or as part of a trust)
• Notional SEND Formula 2024-25 Engagement and Survey (each school should be represented only once, either alone or as part of a trust)
• Early Years Funding Formula Consultation - Autumn 2023 (please submit only one response per early years provider)

Remaining briefing sessions for schools and trusts are:

• Tuesday 17 October 4.45pm to 5.45pm Click here to join the meeting
• Wednesday 18 October 11am to 12pm Click here to join the meeting
• Thursday 19 October 3.00pm to 4.00pm Click here to join the meeting

Kind regards,
James Wilson
Director of Sufficiency, Planning and Education Strategy