Agenda

Venue: virtual meeting platform

Contact: Jenny Preece, Democratic Services Officer 

Link: Watch this meeting live on the Herefordshire Council Youtube Channel

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Named Substitutes (if any)

To receive any details of Members nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Forum.

3.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the Agenda.

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 257 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2026.

5.

DSG Deficit Management Plan and SEND Reforms pdf icon PDF 351 KB

To receive an update on the DSG Deficit Management Plan and SEND Reforms.

Additional documents:

Presentation for items 6-8 pdf icon PDF 251 KB

6.

Dedicated Schools Grant 2025/26 Outturn pdf icon PDF 213 KB

To provide an update to the Schools Forum on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) draft final outturn position for the financial year ending 31 March 2026 (Quarter 4).

7.

Dedicated Schools Grant Update and 2027/28 Budget Planning pdf icon PDF 212 KB

To provide an update to the Schools Forum on the items within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) that are funded from the Schools Block and Central School Services Block, in preparation of the 2027/28 budget setting process.

Additional documents:

8.

Revisions to Herefordshire’s Scheme for Financing Schools pdf icon PDF 178 KB

For Schools Forum to note the publication of the Herefordshire’s Scheme for Financing Schools (Local Management of Schools (LMS) Scheme), for implementation with immediate effect.

Additional documents:

9.

Annual Review of Schools Forum Membership pdf icon PDF 202 KB

To report on the annual review of membership of Herefordshire Schools Forum (the forum) and Budget Working Group (the working group) and to approve action as necessary to maintain proportionality.

 

10.

Dates of Meetings and Work Programme for 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 166 KB

To approve dates for meetings to be held and the work programme for the forum for 2026/27 academic year.

 

The following dates are suggested:

 

Friday 23 October 2026 9:30am

Tuesday 19 January 2027 9:30am (to accommodate the deadline for the APT).

Friday 19 March 2027 9:30am

Friday 16 July 2027 9:30am