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 160 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 21 November 2025.

5.

Deficit Management Plan

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

 

(No background papers)

 

6.

Schools Budget 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 581 KB

To approve School Forum’s recommended budget proposals for school budgets, central school services and early years within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for 2026/27.

 

Additional documents:

7.

Revisions to Herefordshire's Scheme for Financing Schools pdf icon PDF 412 KB

For Schools Forum to consider and approve amendments to the Herefordshire’s Scheme for Financing Schools (Local Management of Schools (LMS) Scheme), for implementation with immediate effect.

 

Additional documents:

8.

Date of next meeting

Friday 20 March 2026.