The Schools' Forum

The Schools Forum is a statutory body made of up of schools and non-schools members. Local Authorities are obliged to consult their Schools Forums annually in respect of issues relating to the schools budget, specifically in connection with the following:

• arrangements for the education of pupils with special educational needs
• arrangements for the use of pupil referral units and the education of children otherwise than at school
• arrangements for early years provision
• administrative arrangements for the allocation of central government grants paid to schools via the authority

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a guide on the role of the Schools' Forum.

Schools' Forum reference documents   

• Schools’ Forum Constitution & Terms of Reference 2024-25 (PDF, 190KB)
• Schools' Forum membership (PDF, 142KB)
• Cheshire East Schools’ Forum funding Working Group Terms of Reference 2024 (PDF, 100KB)
• Cheshire East Schools' forum early years reference group terms of reference 2024 (PDF, 300KB)
• Schools' Forum funding working group membership 2024 (PDF, 170KB)
• Schools' Forum Declarations of interest 2024-2025 (PDF, 138KB)
• Growth Fund Criteria – as requested by Schools Forum from 2022-2023 (PDF, 88KB)
• Schools’ Forum Glossary of terms and acronyms 2023 (PDF, 196KB)

Election of Primary Academy Governor Representative 2025

Supporting Statements for the Candidates

• Results of Election - February 2025 - Academy Primary (PDF, 118KB)
• Candidates Statements - February 2025 - Academy Primary (PDF, 130KB)

Schools Funding Formula Consultation 2025/2026

• Consultation document (PDF, 152KB)
• Scenario 1 Lower MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0% (MS Excel, 92KB)
• Scenario 2 Lower MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0.5% (MS Excel, 90KB)
• Scenario 3 Lower MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0.75% (MS Excel, 93KB)
• Scenario 4 Upper MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0% (MS Excel, 92KB)
• Scenario 5 Upper MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0.5% (MS Excel, 92KB)
• Scenario 6 Upper MFG Limit, School Block Transfer 0.75% (MS Excel, 92KB)
• Summary of Scenarios (MS Excel, 39KB)
• School Block Consultation 2025-2026 (PDF, 339KB)

June 2025 Schools Forum Meeting

Agenda and papers for this meeting

• Meeting agenda and papers 12 June 2025 (PDF, 620KB) 

February 2025 Schools Forum Meeting

• Schools’ Forum 13 February 2025 minutes draft (PDF, 333KB)
• Meeting agenda and papers 13 February 2025 (PDF, 500KB)
• Item 5 Appendix 3: School Listing and proforma 2025/26 (MS Excel, 90KB)

December 2024 Schools' Forum meeting

• Schools’ Forum 5 December 2024 minutes approved (PDF, 364KB)
• Meeting agenda and papers 5 December 2024 (PDF, 1MB)

Schools’ Forum meetings 2024-2025

The meetings of the Schools’ Forum for 2024-2025 are as follows:

• Thursday 03 October 2024 - MS Teams
• Thursday 05 December 2024 - MS Teams
• Thursday 13 February 2025 - MS Teams
• Thursday 12 June 2025 - MS Teams

Meetings to take place 4.30pm - 6.00pm

If you are a member of the Public, please contact Schools.ForumClerk@cheshireeast.gov.uk for details on how to join the meeting.

Agendas and minutes of previous meetings

• Schools finance information
• 2024 meetings
• 2023 meetings
• 2022 meetings
• 2021 meetings
• 2020 meetings
• 2019 meetings

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