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.

Pre-budget consultation report

The council is to consult on the Pre-Budget Consultation Report 2019-2022

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 June 2017 (PDF, 91KB)
• School Forum membership and contact list - Autumn Term 2018 (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)

Schools Block Funding Formula 2019/20

The Schools Forum recommendation of retaining a local formula and achieving the minimum per pupil funding levels has been achieved.  The resulting schools funding list (MS Excel, 114KB)  is provisional as the formula will be considered by Cabinet on 5 February 2019.

Schools block provisional modelling for 2019/20

The consultation for the 2019/20 formula closed on 26 November 2018.

Two briefing sessions have been held to help schools with completion of the consultation. Slides from the briefing sessions (PDF, 512KB)

Provisional formula models being reported to 4th October 2018 meeting (based on October 2017 pupil data)

• Model one – existing local model (MS Excel, 119KB)
• Model two – half way between local model and National Funding Formula (MS Excel, 117KB)
• Model three - National Funding Formula (MS Excel, 118KB)
• Per pupil funding summary (MS Excel, 44KB)
  

Formula factors for these models

• Funding formula factors for model one (PDF, 61KB)
• Funding formula factors for model two (PDF, 61KB)
• Funding formula factors for model three (PDF, 60KB)

Schools block additional provisional modelling for 2019/20

To help the meeting on 6 December 2018 these are models where:

• Per pupil minimum funding levels are achieved
• Schools in receipt of funding to reach those levels are exempt from the minimum funding guarantee
• All premises costs are included in the minimum funding guarantee calculation
• There is higher scaling back
• Model one b local (MS Excel, 114KB)
• Model two b half way (MS Excel, 112KB)
• Model three b national (MS Excel, 113KB)

The next meeting of the Schools’ Forum

The next meeting of the Schools’ Forum is on Thursday 7 February 2019 at 16.30 and will be held at Holmes Chapel Community school.

Agenda and pack of papers for the meeting:

• Agenda and papers - school forum 7 February 2019 (PDF, 410KB)
• Supplementary document - appendix 3 to the report listed at item 5 on the agenda (MS Excel, 118KB)

While this is a public meeting, members of the public wishing to attend are asked to inform the forum clerk in advance to ensure there is sufficient accommodation. 

Future meetings of the Schools' Forum

The future meetings for 2018-19 are scheduled as follows:-

• Thursday 7 February 2019 – 16.30 at Holmes Chapel Community Centre
• Thursday 28March 2019 – 16.30 at Holmes Chapel Community Centre
• Thursday 13 June 2019 – 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:

• 2018 meetings
• 2017 meetings
• 2016 meetings
• 2015 meetings
• 2014 meetings
• 2013 meetings
• 2012 meetings
• 2011 meetings

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