Schools Forum meeting papers
The Schools Forum is a body we consult before any changes are made to the funding formula for our local schools. We also consult the Forum on other financial matters affecting schools. Below are papers from past meetings of the group.
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Meeting papers
2024
January
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 18 January 2024
March
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 7 March 2024
June
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 20 June 2024
2023
January
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 19 January 2023
March
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 9 March 2023
June
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 22 June 2023
October
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 19 Oct 2023
December
Cancelled
2022
December
School Forum papers – 8th December 2022
October
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 13 October 2022
June
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 16 June 2022
Draft School forum Minutes – 16 June 2022
March – cancelled
Schools Forum Agenda Pack – 10 March 2022
January
20 Jan 2022 Schools Forum Agenda Pack
School Forum Minutes – 20 January 2022
2021
December
Schools Forum Agenda pack 9 December 2021
Draft School Forum Minutes – 9 December 2021
October
Schools Forum Agenda pack 14 October 2021
Draft School Forum Minutes – 14 October 2021
June
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 24 June 2021
School Forum Minutes – 24 June 2021
March
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 11 March 2021
Schools Forum Constitution 2020/21
January
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 14-01-21
Schools’ Forum Meeting Minutes – 14 January 2021
2020
December
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 3/12/20
Schools Forum Minutes 3 December 2020
October
Schools Forum Agenda Pack 15-10-20
Draft School Forum Minutes 15 October 2020
July meeting
Draft Schools Forum Meeting Minutes 2 July 2020
March
January
2019
December
October
June
March
January
2018
December
October
- Notice of Meeting – 11-10-18
- Draft Schools Forum Minutes 12 July 18
- Schools Forum Membership – Oct 18
- DSG Budget Monitoring – Oct 18
- Budget Setting Strategy for 2019-20
- School Formula 2019-20
- Scheme for Financing Schools – Oct 18
- Scheme for Financing Schools revision v1 Oct 18
- Strategy for Schools in Deficit – Oct 18
July
- Notice of Meeting – 11-01-18
- Draft Schools Forum Minutes 24 May 18
- Schools Forum Membership July 18
- DSG Budget Monitoring July 18
- Excess Balance 17-18
- High Needs Block Update Schools Forum July 18
- Exceptional Needs Inclusion Support Funding proposal
May
- Minutes 15/03/218
- Membership May 18
- DSG May 18
- School_balances May 18
- High Needs Block update May 18
- ASC Provision Proposal May 18
- School Forum Meetings May 18
March
- Minutes 11/01/18
- Membership March 18
- Early Years SEND March 18
- Reading Schools Link Project March 18
- DSG March 18
- High Needs Block Report March 18
January
2017
December
- Notice of Meeting 14/12/17
- Minutes 19/10/17
- Membership Dec 17
- DSG Dec 17
- High Needs Block update Dec 17
- Central expenditure and de-delegations
- Annex 6 – Union Letter
- Annex 7 – Equality Services Information
October
- Notice of Meeting 19/10/17
- Minutes 13/07/17
- Membership Oct 17
- DSG Oct 17
- High Needs Block report Oct 17
- Schools Funding Formula 2018-19 (Oct 17)
September
Reading Schools Funding Consultation 18-19
July
- Notice of Meeting 13/07/17
- Minutes 18/05/17
- Membership July 17
- DSG Budget Monitoring July 17
- Schools in financial difficulty July 17
- Schools Funding Formula 2018-19 (July 17)
- DSG Benchmarking – Education Report
- Appendix 1 – Tables 1 to 3 Benchmarking
- SEN Banding Changes for Primary and Secondary Schools
May
- Notice of Meeting – 18-5-17
- Minutes_16_March 2017
- Updated minutes 16 March 2017
- Membership May 2017
- DSG_2016-17
- School balances at 31 Mar 17
- Proposed meeting dates May 2017
- Highdown request May 2017
March
- Notice of Meeting 16/03/17
- Minutes 12/01/17
- Membership March 2017
- DSG March 2017
- Schools Funding 17-18 update (March 2017)
- National Schools Formula March 2017
January
- Notice of Meeting – 12-1-17
- Minutes_06-10-16
- Membership Jan 2017
- DSG Jan 2017
- Central expenditure and de-delegations Jan 2017
- Schools Funding 2017-18 (Jan 2017)
- EYFF school forum report Jan 2017
2016
October
- Notice of_Meeting – 06-10-16
- Minutes 14-07-16
- Membership Oct 2016
- DSG Oct 2016
- Budget 2017-18 timetable and key decisions (Oct 2016)
- Excess Balance 15-16 (Oct 2016)
- Early Years National Funding Update Oct 2016
- Growth Fund Review Oct 2016
July
- Notice of Meeting – 160714
- Minutes – 120516
- Membership July 16
- DSG 2015-16 outturn DSG 2016-17 budget monitoring
- Appendix 2 – St Martin’s Request
- Excess Balance 15-16 (July 16)
- Schools Forum Proposed Meeting Dates July 16
May
- Notice of Meeting – 160512
- Minutes – 170316
- Membership May 16
- DSG 2015-16 outturn DSG 2016-17 budget blocks
- School balances at 31 Mar 16
- Proposed Meeting Dates 16-17 (May 16)
March
- Notice of Meeting – 150317
- Minutes 140116
- Membership March 2016
- DSG Budget Monitoring 2015-16B
- EYSFF school forum report March 2016
- Impact of funding report March 2016
January
2015
July
- Notice of Meeting – 150708
- DSG 2014-15 outturn DSG 2015-16 budget_monitoring
- Excess balances July 2015
- High Needs Block Working Group July 2015
- Valuing Care report July 2015
May
- Notice of Meeting – 151501
- Minutes 14th May 2015
- Minutes 19th March 2015
- DSG 2014-15 outturn DSG_2015-16 budget blocks
- Early years block update May 2015
- School balances at 31 March 15
- Schools Forum membership – updated May 15 2015
March
- Early years block update March 2015
- Schools in financial difficulty March 2015
- Minutes 15-01-15
- Growth Fund March 2015
- SEN Group Update March 2015
- Budget monitoring_2014-15 (March 2015)
- Membership March 2015
Previous meetings
Last updated on 20/06/2024
Schools Forum meeting papers