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
March 2017 newsletter 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
2016