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 228 KB

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

5.

Recoupment from Schools Budgets for Permanent Exclusions and Hospital Education pdf icon PDF 409 KB

For Schools Forum to consider and give a view on the revised process for recouping budget shares from schools, in relation to both permanently excluded pupils and pupils receiving hospital education.

 

Additional documents:

6.

Dedicated Schools Grant 202526 Quarter 3 Outturn pdf icon PDF 413 KB

To provide an update to the Schools Forum on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn as at 31 December 2025 (Quarter 3).

 

7.

High Needs Budget 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 271 KB

To propose the High Needs Budget for 2026/27 to the Cabinet Member Children and Young People.

 

Dedicated Schools Grant funding for the High Needs Block (HNB) in 2026/27 is £25.14 million. At this stage, the funding for HNB is provisional and is subject to final adjustments based on actual termly take up. The funding values and formula calculations are in accordance with the National Funding Formula (NFF) as set by the Government.

 

Additional documents:

8.

DSG Deficit Management Plan and SEND Reforms

To report on the progress of delivering the Deficit Management Plan (DMP).

 

(Verbal Update)

9.

Date of next meeting

Friday 10 July 2026, 9:30am.