Every council has a schools’ forum, that a Local education authority (LEA) has to consult with on all financial matters affecting schools.
The forum takes decisions regarding:
- Management of the schools' budget
- Agreement of central expenditure limits
- Changes to budget share formulae
- Amendments to the scheme for financing schools
- Contractual arrangements affecting schools.
The constitution of the forum comprises elected members, head teachers, governors and the professional associations.
Schedule of upcoming meetings
- Thursday 11th December 2025
- Thursday 15th January 2026
- Thursday 26th March 2026
- Thursday 14th May 2026
- Thursday 25th June 2026
All meetings are open to the public to attend. Please note these dates may be liable to change during the year and you are advised to contact us if you plan to attend a meeting. Papers for the meetings will be placed on the forum website as soon as they are available.
Agendas, minutes and reports from previous meetings
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2013
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2014
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2015
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2016
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2017
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2018
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2019
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2020
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2021
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2022
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2023
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2024
- Agendas, minutes and reports from 2025.