Schools' forum
The Education Act 2002 required each local authority to establish a schools' forum. This is a consultative group made up of headteachers, governors, trade unions, the diocesan authorities and Early Years providers.
The purpose of the forum is to provide guidance to the local authority about decisions relating to the local funding formula, changes to the scheme for financing schools and spending priorities of the local authority. If the local authority wishes to apply for exemptions from national spending limits, the forum must be consulted and give approval before the Department of Education (DfE) will consider it.
The forum is an elected body, with members serving two years. Each school cluster elects a member. The forum is made up largely of headteacher and governor representatives of schools, with a maximum of 20% of members being appointed from other organisations. Primary and secondary schools must be represented in proportion to the number of pupils in each phase.
Meeting documents
Documents for 30 January 2024
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 30 January 2024
- Growth Fund and Pupil Numbers on Roll Adjustments - January 2024
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2024-2025
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets – December 2023 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- School Budget Appendix 2 - 2024/25
- Proposed School Budget APT Allocations - Appendix 1
- Proposed School Budget APT Allocations - Appendix 2
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 30 January 2024
Documents for Tuesday 5 December 2023
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 5 December 2023
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets – October 2023
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2024-2025 – Proposal for Items for Re Pooling
- Proposed Schools Block Transfer 2024-25
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 5 December 2023
Documents for Tuesday 17 October 2023
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 17 October 2023
- Presentation - October 2023
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - Quarter 2 Financial Position 2023
- Scheme for Funding Schools Update
- Annex B
- Annex C
- Annex D
- Annex E - October 2023
- Appendix A
- Document A
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 17 October 2023
Documents for Tuesday 6 June 2023
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - 2022-23 Final Outturn
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 6 June 2023
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 6 June 2023
Documents for Tuesday 31 January 2023
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2023-2024
- Proposed School Budget APT Allocations - Appendix 1
- Proposed School Budget APT Allocations - Appendix 2
- Graduated Response Interim Report January 2023
- Capacity to deliver the Dedicated Schools Grant Management Plan
- Proposed Schools Block Transfer Report 2023-2024
- Presentation - January 2023
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 31 January 2023
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 31 January 2023
Documents for Tuesday 20 December 2022
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - Quarter 3 Financial Position 2022
- Growth Fund and pupil numbers on roll adjustments December 2022
- Schools Grant - Proposal for items for re-pooling December 2022
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 20 December 2022
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 20 December 2022
Documents for Tuesday 22 October 2022
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - October 2022 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 22 October 2022
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 22 October 2022
Documents for Tuesday 10 October 2022
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - October 2022 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 11 October 2022
- Minutes for Schools Forum Tuesday 11 October 2022
Documents for Tuesday 7 June 2022
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets 2021-22 Final Outturn
- Graduated Response Project Interim Report
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 7 June 2022
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 7 June 2022
Documents for Tuesday 1 February 2022
- Dedicated Schools' Grant 2022-2023
- Proposed School Budget APT Allocations
- Proposed Schools Block Transfer 2022-23
- Schools on Minimum Funding Guarantee in 2022-23
- Agenda for Schools' Forum Tuesday 1 February 2022
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 1 February 2022