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 DfE has published a guide on the role of the Schools' Forum.

Schools' Forum reference documents   

• Schools’ Forum Constitution & Terms of Reference 2023-24 (PDF 189KB)
• School Forum membership (PDF, 213KB)
• Cheshire East Schools’ Forum Formula Working Group Terms of Reference 2023 (PDF, 104KB)
• Cheshire East School forum early years reference group terms of reference October 2013 (PDF, 300KB)
• Formula working group membership 2023 (PDF, 99KB)
• Schools' Forum Declarations of interest 2023-2024 (PDF, 156KB) 
• Growth Fund Criteria – as requested by Schools Forum from 2022-2023 (PDF, 88KB)
• Schools’ Forum Glossary of terms and acronyms 2023 (PDF, 196KB) 

Schools Funding Formula Consultation 2024/25

• Briefing on schools funding consultation (MS Word, 34KB)

Schools Funding Models being consulted on in October / November 2023

• Minimum Funding Guarantee at 0% (MS Excel, 474KB)
• Minimum Funding Guarantee at 0.5% (MS Excel, 466KB)

December 2023 Schools' Forum Meeting

• Meeting agenda and papers 07 December 2023 (PDF, 733KB) 

October 2023 Schools' Forum Meeting

• Meeting agenda and papers 05 October 2023 (PDF, 490KB) 

June 2023 Schools' Forum Meeting

Agenda and papers for this meeting 

• Schools Forum 22 June 2023 Minutes draft agreed (PDF, 529KB)
• Meeting agenda and papers 22 June 2023 (PDF, 714KB)

March 2023 Schools' Forum Sub-group Meeting

Agenda and papers for this meeting 

• Schools’ Forum sub-group 21 March 2023 Minutes draft agreed (PDF, 198KB)
• Meeting agenda and papers 21 March 2023 (PDF, 250KB)

February 2023 Schools' Forum Meeting

Agenda and papers for this meeting

• Schools Forum 16 February 2023 Minutes draft agreed (PDF, 294KB)
• Meeting agenda and papers 16 February 2023 (PDF, 440KB)
• Item 6 Appendix 3: School Listing and Proforma 2023-24 (MS Excel, 93KB)

Schools’ Forum Meetings 2023-24

The meetings of the Schools’ Forum for 2023-24 are as follows:

• Thursday 05 October 2023 – Holmes Chapel Community Centre
• Thursday 07 December 2023 – MS Teams
• Thursday 15 February 2024 – MS Teams
• Thursday 20 June 2024 – venue tbc

Meetings to take place 16:30-18:00

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

Agendas and minutes of previous meetings can be accessed below:

• Schools finance information
• 2022 meetings
• 2021 meetings
• 2020 meetings
• 2019 meetings
• 2018 meetings
• 2017 meetings
• 2016 meetings

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Page last reviewed: 07 December 2023