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 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
Documents for Tuesday 7 December 2021
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - October 2021 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2022-2023 - Proposal for Items for Re Pooling
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 7 December 2021
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 7 December 2021
Documents for Tuesday 12 October 2021
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - Financial Position and Forecast Outturn October 2021
- Schools Form Constitution
- Schools Forum Constitution paper 01
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 12 October 2021
- Schools Forum presentation 12 October 2021
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 12 October 2021
Documents for Tuesday 8 June 2021
- Dedicated Schools Centrally Held Grant Budget 2020-21 Final Outrun
- Derby City Graduated Response Pilot Project 2021
- Derby High Needs Programme Steering Group Meeting
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 8 June 2021
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 8 June 2021
Documents for Wednesday 20 January 2021
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2021-22 - Item 02
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2021-22 Re-pooling - Item 01
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - Quarter 3 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- Agenda for Schools Forum Wednesday 20 January 2021
- Minutes of meeting held Wednesday 20 January 2021
Documents for Tuesday 24 November 2020
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - October 2020 Financial Position and Forecast Outturn
- Dedicated Schools Grant November 2021-22
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 24 November 2020
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 24 November 2020
Documents for Tuesday 21 January 2020
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 20 January 2020
- Draft minutes of meeting held 21 January 2020
- Proposed schools block transfer 2020-21
- Dedicated Schools Grant - Quarter 3 financial position and forecast outturn
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2020-21 - Proposal for items for re-pooling
- Growth Fund and pupil numbers on roll adjustments
Documents for Tuesday 10 December 2019
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 10 December 2019
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 15 October 2019
- Schools Grant - Proposal for items for re-pooling
- Schools block funding 2020-21
- Growth fund and pupil numbers on roll adjustments
- Proposed Schools Block Transfer
- Appendix 1a - Option 1
- Appendix 1b - Option 1
- Appendix 2a - Option 2
- Appendix 2b - Option 2
- Appendix 3a - Option 3
- Appendix 3b - Option 3
Documents for Tuesday 15 October 2019
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 15 October 2019
- 2019 School Forum Constitution
- Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 15 October
Documents for Tuesday 25 June 2019
Documents for Tuesday 5 February 2019
- Agenda for Schools Forum Tuesday 5 February 2019
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2019 2020 – Proposal for Items for Re Pooling
- Dedicated Schools Grant 2019 -2020
- Dedicated Schools Grant Centrally Held Budgets - Quarter 3 Financial Position