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.

ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON

To elect a chairperson for the ensuring year.

2.

ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRPERSON

To elect a vice-chairperson for the ensuing year.

3.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive apologies for absence.

4.

NAMED SUBSTITUTES (if any)

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

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

6.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 130 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2024.

7.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS FUNDING FORMULA 2025/26 UPDATE pdf icon PDF 312 KB

To provide an update to the forum on national school funding issues, including the recommendations of the budget working group (BWG) on the Herefordshire schools’ budget 2025/26.

 

Additional documents:

8.

HIGH NEEDS FUNDING AND DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT (DSG) DEFICIT MANAGEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 333 KB

To report on the pressures facing the High Needs budget and to report on progress delivering the Deficit Management Plan (ESFA tool).

 

Additional documents:

9.

WORK PROGRAMME 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 13 KB

To review the work programme for 2024/25 and identify any additional items the forum wishes to consider.

10.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Friday 24 January 2025. 9:30am.