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 200 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2025.

7.

DEDICATED SCHOOLS GRANT 2025/26 QUARTER 2 OUTTURN pdf icon PDF 410 KB

To provide an update to the Schools Forum on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn as at 30 September 2025 (Quarter 2).

 

8.

SCHOOLS NATIONAL FUNDING FORMULA 2026/27 UPDATE pdf icon PDF 474 KB

To provide an update to the Forum on the Schools National Funding Formula 2026/27, including the recommendations of the Budget Working Group (BWG) on the Herefordshire schools’ budget 2026/27.

 

9.

DSG DEFICIT MANAGEMENT PLAN

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

 

(No background papers)

 

10.

REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DISAPPLY THE SCHOOL FINANCE REGULATIONS pdf icon PDF 391 KB

To request the continued support of Schools Forum in respect of a Disapplication request to the Secretary of State for Education for exceptional circumstances for Eastnor Primary School’s rent of additional classrooms

11.

DE-DELEGATIONS AND EDUCATION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION PROPOSAL 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 420 KB

To request Schools Forum agree the De-Delegated Services and the Education Management Function for 2026/27.

 

12.

SCHEME FOR FINANCING SCHOOLS (LMS SCHEME)

To update the Forum on changes to the scheme.

 

(No background papers)

13.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Friday 23 January 2026.