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23 Apr 2026

1:00 pm

Lincolnshire Schools' Forum - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 1.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Schools' Forum met on Thursday 23 April 2026 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the 2026/27 academic year, including updates on the national funding formula, early years funding, and reforms to SEND provision. Key decisions in...

19 Jan 2026

1:00 pm

Lincolnshire Schools' Forum - Monday, 19th January, 2026 1.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Schools' Forum met on Monday 19 January 2026 to discuss the school funding arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year, including the National Funding Formula and the de-delegation of maintained primary school budgets. Key decisions included...

27 Nov 2025

Lincolnshire Schools' Forum - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 1.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Schools' Forum met to discuss and make decisions on school funding for the 2026/27 financial year. The forum agreed to continue including a primary school rent factor in its local formula, supported the council's approach to managing afford...

02 Oct 2025

Lincolnshire Schools' Forum - Thursday, 2nd October, 2025 1.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Schools Forum met to discuss and approve the Section 251 Budget Statement for 2025/26, revised school budgets, alternative provision arrangements, and academies updates. Councillor Tristan Revell was elected as Chair of the forum, and Counc...

02 Jul 2025

Lincolnshire Schools' Forum - Wednesday, 2nd July, 2025 1.00 pm

The Lincolnshire Schools Forum met to discuss several key issues affecting education in the region, including school funding updates, a review of the forum's constitution, and an annual report on early years services. Michelle Anderson, the elected represen...

About

The functions of the Schools' Forum include the following:-   To advise the Local Authority (LA) on the disposition of the School's Budget for the financial year; and the LA to seek comments from the Schools' Forum on proposed changes to the Schools' Budget formulae; and

For the LA to consult the Schools' Forum annually in respect of functions relating to the schools budget, in connection with special educational needs; arrangements for use of pupil referral units and the education of children not attending school; early years provision; administrative arrangements for the allocation of central government grants; arrangements for free school meals; and any other matters concerning the funding of schools.   The membership of the Schools Forum comprises of representatives from the following groups:-   Nursery Schools; Special Schools; Primary Maintained Head teachers; Primary Maintained Governors; Secondary Maintained Head teachers; Lincolnshire Teaching and Learning Centre; Secondary Academies (Head teachers and Governors); Primary Academies (Head teachers and Governors; Alternative Provision Academy; Faith Group; Providers of 16 -19 Education; Staff Trade Unions; Early Years Providers   Meetings of the Schools' Forum are on a quarterly basis, usually at 1.00 p.m.  They are held virtually with the exception of the January meeting which is held at County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL. The meetings are generally open to the public, unless otherwise specified.

Members

Josh Greaves · Vice-Chairman Alternative Provision Academy
Andrew Everard · Secondary Academies Governors
Andrew Watts · Staff Trade Unions
Anthony Stevens · Primary Maintained Governors
Chris Fitzpatrick · Primary Academies Head Teachers
Emily Mayer · Primary Maintained Head Teachers
Janette Kennedy · Special Schools Maintained
Jessica Leonard · Secondary Academies Head Teachers
Joe Hermiston · Secondary Academies Head Teachers
Laura Cook · Nursery
Laura Martin · Primary Maintained Head Teachers
Mark Ratchford · Primary Maintained Head Teachers
Martin McKeown · Secondary Academies Head Teachers
Michele Anderson · Secondary Maintained Head Teacher
Peter Tomlinson · Faith Groups
Philip Dickinson · Secondary Academies Head Teachers
Stephen Thompson · Secondary Academies Governors
Tristan Revell · Chairman Primary Academies Head Teachers
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