Remit
The Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee (RS) has lead responsibility for all issues relating to:
- National and local organisation of children’s services
- Funding (capital and revenue) of children’s services, including of schools
- School admissions, place planning and home to school transport
- Strategic planning and commissioning
- The overall use of resources and sustainability.
The Committee liaises closely with the Educational Achievement Policy Committee on admissions, capital funding and strategic place planning. Members of the Committee represent the Association on various reference groups organised by the Department for Education, including the Service Working Group on Education and Children’s Services (SWEGECS) the Schools Funding Implementation Group (SFIG), and the EFA Advisory Group.
Meeting Dates
- 28 January 2020
- 20 May 2020
- 30 September 2020
- 1 December 2020
Contacts
Chair: Matt Dunkley CBE, Corporate Director – Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council. To contact Matt, email Matt.Dunkley@kent.gov.uk
ADCS Policy Officer: Esther Kavanagh Dixon supports the work of the committee. To contact Esther, email esther@adcs.org.uk
Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee Articles
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ADCS responds to the State of Local Government Finance Survey 2020
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Resources & Sustainability and the Standards, Performance &...
In General
Rachel Dickinson responds to the Education Select Committee’s SEND...
In General
ADCS submission to the schools national funding formula consultation
In General Funding
10 Facts You Need to Know About the Department for Education’s Finances...
In General Funding
Letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding the Education...
In General Funding
ADCS response to the new national funding formula for schools
In General Funding
ADCS response to the stage 2 consultation on the schools national funding...
In General Funding
ADCS response to the consultation on changes to the criteria for agreeing...
In General Funding
Comment on new analysis of school funding by the School Cuts Coalition...
In General Funding
Comment on new analysis by national children’s charities on children’s...
In General Funding
ADCS comment on figures showing overspend on children’s social care
In General Funding
Comment on the HCLG report on local government finance and the Spending...
In General Funding
ADCS response to the Department for Education’s call for evidence on...
In SEN and Disability
ADCS written response to the National Audit Office value for money study:...
In General Funding
ADCS response to the HCLG Committee report on children’s services...