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Schools Forum

Schools Forums were set up under the Education Act 2002 to give schools greater involvement in the distribution of funding within their authority.  Each local authority must consult its Schools Forum on its school funding formula, as well as other issues in connection with schools budgets.

Latest Schools Forum

Schools Forum 1 March 2010

For papers from past meetings, see Previous Schools Forum meetings .

Dates of future meetings

Monday, 26 April 2010
Monday, 7 June 2010

About the Calderdale Schools Forum

The Calderdale Schools Forum has eighteen members comprising headteachers, governors, the Church of England, the Catholic Church and the professional associations. Under regulations, a local authority must consult its Schools Forum on a range of issues covering:

• school funding such as changes to the school funding formula
• contracts that an authority is letting or re-letting for provision of services to schools (cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance etc)
• financial arrangements an authority makes for a range of central school budget expenditure such as the provision for pupils with special educational needs, excluded pupils, early years, insurance, changes to the scheme for financing schools, administration of grants and free school meals
• applications for increases to the limit on central expenditure
• applications to vary the application of the minimum funding guarantee
• the use of headroom (ie real growth in school budgets).

Calderdale Schools Forum also considers a range of issues relating to the wider financial context of schools such as scrutinising school balances or considering capital expenditure and provision. More information about Schools Forums can be found at Teachernet: Schools Forums| .

Constitution

Constitution of the Calderdale Schools Forum [PDF file 75KB]|

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