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

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

School Forum Minutes

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

July 2020 Agenda Pack

Item 8 SEND update

Draft Schools Forum Meeting Minutes 2 July 2020

March

• March 2020 Agenda Pack
• Draft Schools Forum Minutes 12 March 2020

January

• January 2020 Agenda Pack
• Draft Schools Forum Minutes 16 January 2020

2019

December

• December 2019 Agenda Pack
• Minutes 5 December 19

October

• October 2019 Agenda Pack
• Minutes 16 October 19

June

• June 2019 Agenda Pack
• Minutes 27 June 19

March

• March 2019 Agenda Pack
• Minutes 14 March 19

January

• January 2019 Agenda Pack
• Minutes 17 January 19

2018

December

• December 2018 Agenda

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

•  Minutes 04/12/17
• Membership Jan 18
• DSG Jan 18
• Schools Funding Formula 2018-19 (Jan 18)

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

• Notice of Meeting – 1601141
• Minutes 101215
• Membership Jan 2016

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

• Notice Of Meeting 2015 Jan 15
• Notice of Meeting _- 151501
• Minutes 111214
• High needs block 14-15 & 15-16
• Early years block 14-15 & 15-16
• Schools block formula 2014-15 & 2015-16
• Central expenditure and de-delegations
• SEN Group Update