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.

Result of election of Maintained Primary Governor representative to the Schools’ Forum, October 2017

Election Result - Maintained School Governor Representative (PDF, 187KB) 

Schools' Forum reference documents   

• SCF Constitution and TOR 2019-20 (PDF, 214KB)
• School Forum membership and contact list - Autumn Term 2019 - 2020 (PDF, 269KB)
• Cheshire East School forum working group terms of reference (PDF, 25KB)
• Cheshire East School forum early years reference group terms of reference October 2013 (PDF, 300KB)
• Formula working group membership (PDF, 188KB)

The next meeting of the Schools’ Forum

The next meeting of the Schools’ Forum is on Thursday 12 December  2019 – 16.30 at Holmes Chapel Community Centre

Future meetings of the Schools' Forum

The future meetings for 2020 are scheduled as follows:-

• Thursday 6 February 2020 – 16.30 at Holmes Chapel Community Centre
• Thursday 11 June 2020 – 16.30 at Holmes Chapel Community Centre

The associated papers for each meeting will be published at least 5 days before the meeting. 

Agendas and minutes of previous meetings can be accessed below:

• 2019 meetings
• 2018 meetings
• 2017 meetings
• 2016 meetings

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