Rochdale Borough Council

​​​​​​​​​​​​The role of the Schools Forum is to provide views and advice to the local authority on the formulation of key aspects of strategy and budget whilst having regard to wider educational issues.​

• Introduction to the Schools Forum (189kb pdf)
• Schools Forum membership (218kb pdf)​​

How often does the forum meet?

The Forum holds 4 ordinary meetings a year in June, October, December and March. Where the​re are urgent items for consideration, additional meetings can be held. All meetings are open for attendance by members of the public, though it would be helpful if anybody intending to attend a meeting as an observer could contact the clerk to the Forum so that arrangements can be made.

Thursday, 18 June 2020 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes for the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 18 June 2020:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 18 June 2020 (127kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 18 June 2020 (546kb pdf)

Agenda documents

More about the items on the Schools Forum agena can be viewed in the documents below:

• Agenda item 3 - Proposed changes to the scheme for financing schools 2020-2021 (197kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Early Years Funding 2020-2021 (333kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - High Needs Outturn 2019-2020 (563kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Central Services Schools Block and De-delegated Budgets 2019-2020 Outturn and Budgets 2020-2021 (631kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - Schools Final Outturns and Reportable Surplas 2019-2020 (489kb pdf)
• Agenda item 8 - DfE Update (183kb pdf)
• Agenda item 8 - appendix A - Letter Outlining DfE Updates (626kb pdf)

Thursday, 16 January 2020 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes for the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 16 January 2020:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 16 January 2020 (103kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 16 January 2020 (607kb pdf)

Agenda documents

More about the items on the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below:

• Agenda item 3 - Central School Services Block, De-delegation and Early Years Cenral Retention in 2020-2021(214kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Schools and High Needs Funding Settlement 2020-2021 (608kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Draft Timetable of Forum Meetings 2020-2021 (171kb pdf)
• Appendix A - Early Years Centrally Retrained DSG Spend 2020-201 (568kb pdf)

Thursday, 12 December 2019 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes for the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 12 December 2019:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 12 December 2019 (120kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 12 December 2019 (642kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items on the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below:

• Agenda item 5 - Review of Growth Fund Top-Up Policy (214kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - School Funding Formula 2020-2021 (753kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - High Needs Block Funding Update (720kb pdf)

Thursday, 10 October 2019 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes for the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 10 October 2019:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 10 October 2019 (120kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 10 October 2019 (653kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items from the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below:

• Agenda item 4 - Schools Reportable Surplus 2017-2018 Review (319kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Appendix B (558kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Schools Revenue Funding 2020-2021 (209kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - High Needs Block Funding Pressures (654kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - Central School Services Block DSG, De-Delegation and Early Years Central Retention in 2020-2021 (233kb pdf)
• Agenda item 8 - Update DfE Items (179kb pdf)

Thursday, 13 June 2019 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes for the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 13 June 2019:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 13 June 2019 (98kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 13 June 2019 (368kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items from the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below:

• Agenda item 4 - Schools Final Outturns 2018-2019 (531kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Growth Fund Policy Review (650kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Central Services Schools Block and De-Delegated Budgets (417kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - Nursery Transitional Grant (397kb pdf)
• Agenda item 8 - Department for Education (DfE) update (139kb pdf)

Thursday, 17 January 2019 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes from the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 17 January 2019:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 17 January 2019 (99kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 17 January 2019 (316kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items from the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below.

• Agenda item 3 - Schools and High Needs Funding Settlement 2019-2020 (362kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Delay in Use of Reportable Surplus (183kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Timetable of Forum Meetings 2019-2020 (164kb pdf)

Thursday, 11 October 2018 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes from the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 11 October 2018:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 11 October 2018 (116kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 11 October 2018 (383kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items from the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below.

• Agenda item 4 - Reportable Surplus 2017-2018 (229kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Appendix B (133kb pdf)
• Agenda item 4 - Appendix C (319kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Changes to Schools Forum Terms of Reference (411kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Proposals for Central Services Schools Block and De-delegated Funding 2019-2020 (379kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Appendix B (265kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - Private and Voluntary Funds Policy (192kb pdf)
• Agenda item 7 - Appendix A (346kb pdf)
• Agenda item 8 - Schools and High Needs Funding 2019-2020 (266kb pdf)
• Agenda item 9 - Department for Education (DfE) Update (131kb pdf)

Thursday, 14 June 2018 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes from the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 14 June 2018:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 14 June 2018 (98kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 14 June 2018 (295kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items on the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below.

• Agenda item 4 - Schools Final Outturns 2017-18 (391kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Central Services Schools Block and De-delegated Budgets 2017-18 and 2018-19 (321kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Private and Voluntary Funds (149kb pdf)
• Agenda Item 7 - Treatment of Surpluses and Deficits on Academy Conversions (143kb pdf)
• Agenda Item 8 - Department for Education (DfE) Update (117kb pdf)

Thursday, 18 January 2018 Schools Forum meeting

View the agenda and minutes from the Schools Forum meeting on Thursday, 18 January 2018:

• Forum Agenda Thursday, 18 January 2018 (9kb pdf)
• Forum Minutes Thursday, 18 January 2018 (36kb pdf)
  
  

Agenda documents

More about the items on the Schools Forum agenda can be viewed in the documents below.

• Agenda item 4 - School Funding Settlement 2018-19 (322kb pdf)
• Agenda item 5 - Centrally Retained and De-delegated Budgets 2017-18 (249kb pdf)
• Agenda item 6 - Draft Timetable of Forum Meetings 2018-19 (89kb pdf)