The role of the Schools Forum
is to advise the Council’s Executive on:-
(i) any proposed changes to
the funding formula;
(ii) the terms of any
proposed contract for supplies or services paid out of the schools
budget where the estimated value is not less than the thresholds in
Regulation 7(i) of the Public Services
Contracts Regulations 1993 or Regulation 7(2) of the Public Supply
Contracts Regulations 1995;
(iii) annually on the
schools budget in connection with:-
(a) special education
needs
(b) pupil referral
units and the education of the children otherwise than at
school
(c) early years
education
(d) insurance
(e) revisions to the
scheme for the financing of schools
(f)
administrative arrangements for the allocation of central
government grants
(g) arrangements for
school meals
(iv) any other matters on
the funding of schools as the authority sees fit
A copy of the
January 2021 can be found by following the link.
Previous editions of the newsletter can be found by following
the link.
Schools Forum & The DSG Framework Training – January
2021
