Schools Forum - Thursday 11 June 2026 1.30 pm
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Schools Forum - Thursday, 26 March 2026 - 1.30 pm
The Wiltshire Schools Forum met on Thursday 26 March 2026 to discuss significant reforms to the schools and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) systems, and to approve the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget for the 2026-27 financial year. Ke...
Schools Forum - Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 1.30 pm
The Wiltshire Council Schools Forum was scheduled to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the 2026-27 financial year, focusing on budget setting across various blocks. Key discussions were expected to revolve around the High Needs Block, SEND trans...
Schools Forum - Thursday 11 December 2025 1.30 pm
The Wiltshire Schools Forum met on Thursday 11 December 2025 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget monitoring for the 2025-26 financial year, and to consider proposals for the 2026-27 financial year concerning de-delegation of services, the na...
Schools Forum - Thursday 16 October 2025 1.30 pm
The Wiltshire Council Schools Forum met to discuss school funding, budget monitoring, and the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) transformation programme. The forum reviewed school revenue balances, discussed budget monitoring for the Dedicat...
Schools Forum - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.30 pm
The Wiltshire Schools Forum met virtually to discuss budget monitoring, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) transformation, and funding proposals for the upcoming financial year. The forum agreed to note the final out-turn budget monitoring po...
Schools Forum - Thursday 23 January 2025 1.30 pm
24 attendees · 21 documents · 1 media file
Schools Forum - Thursday 12 December 2024 1.30 pm
24 attendees · 14 documents · 1 media file
Schools Forum - Thursday 17 October 2024 1.30 pm
24 attendees · 19 documents · 1 media file
About
Functions The Wiltshire Schools Forum is a statutory body which the Local Authority (Wiltshire Council) is required to consult on the following functions:
· Consultation on School Funding Formula
· Consultation on contracts
· Consultation on financial issues. Composition The majority of forum members are “schools members”. There are 5 elected maintained school Headteacher representatives (1 secondary, 3 primary and 1 special), 7 elected Academy representatives (3 secondary, 3 primary and 1 special) and 4 elected governor representatives (1 secondary, 2 primary and 1 school with SEN provision). These 16 members, along with the two Early Years representatives are the only members allowed to vote on the funding formula. There are also nominated service partner representatives (1 Diocesan representative and 1 teacher representative). These 20 members each have one vote. In addition to voting members there are 5 invited observers, 1 each from a post-16 provider (Wiltshire College), Wiltshire Parent Carer Council, Local Youth Network and the Wiltshire Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum and the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The Cabinet Members for Children, Education & Skills and for Adult Social Care, SEND and Inclusion and the Portfolio Holders for Education and for SEND are also invited to attend. Quorum The quorum for the Forum is 40% of voting members. A meeting may continue if inquorate, but any advice given to the local authority as a result of such a meeting would not have to be taken into account by the authority. Interests Members of the School Forum are required to declare an interest in any individual proposal or service contract which directly affects a school at which they are a governor, member of staff, or which their children attend or in which they might have a direct pecuniary interest. Term of Office The term of office for members of the Schools Forum shall be three years, subject to their remaining eligible. A member may resign at any time and is required to leave if he or she ceases to be eligible in the capacity in which elected/nominated. There is no limit on the number of terms of office to which a member may be elected or re-nominated if still eligible. Meetings The Forum will meet at least 4 times per annum, in each financial year from April 2003. (On average 5 times a year).
Members
Ross Henning
· Member