Essex Schools Forum

Find out about the forum, its members and how and when it meets

The Essex Schools Forum is a statutory body established in accordance with the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Its main functions include the following: 

  • consulting on the Essex funding formula for schools
  • agreeing de-delegation from mainstream schools and funding for the local authority to meet its prescribed statutory duties
  • creating funds for significant basic need growth and temporary falling rolls
  • transferring up to 0.5% of the schools block to either the high needs block, early years block or central school services block
    to agree changes to the Scheme for Financing Schools
     
  • allocation and distribution of funding
  • free school meals
  • special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • supplies and services

The Schools Forum's role and responsibilities

Further information about how the School Forum works, its role and responsibilities:

Membership

Find out who are the 28 School Forum members (Word, 52KB).

The Schools Forum meetings

Meetings take place in person and online, 5 times during the year:

  • January - online
  • May - in person
  • July - online
  • September - in person
  • November - online

All meetings are public. To attend in person or online, email yannick.stupples-whyley@essex.gov.uk

Meeting agendas, minutes and decisions

Further information about recent Schools Forum meetings, including the agendas and minutes.

Schools Forum meeting agendas, minutes and decisions for 2024 and 2023
Date Agenda Minutes Decisions
15 Jan 2025      
27 Nov 2024      
25 Sept 2024      
10 Jul 2024

Agenda and Papers 10 July 2024 (Word, 1837KB)


July 2024 - Agenda item 12 - Annex A - Maintained Schools Balances (XLS, 1296KB)


July 2024 - Agenda item 12 - Annexe B - Maintained schools Planned Use of 2023-24 Balances (XLS, 410KB)


July 2024 - Agenda item 12 - Annexe C - Academy Schools Balances (XLS, 614KB)

  Schools forum decisions 10 July 2024 (Word, 46KB)
22 May 2024 Meeting cancelled    
10 Jan 2024 Agenda and Papers 10 January 2024 (Word, 228KB) Approved minutes 10 January 2024 (Word, 77KB) Schools forum decisions 10 January 2024 (Word, 59KB)
29 Nov 2023 Agenda and Papers 29 November 2023 (Word, 230KB) Approved minutes 29 November 2023 (Word, 97KB)  
27 Sept 2023

Agenda and Papers 27 September 2023 (Word, 626KB)

Sept 2023 - Agenda Item 3 - School Funding 2024-25 - Annex A Finance Model (XLS, 1022KB)

Approved minutes 27 September 2023 (65KB) School Forum Decisions 27 September 2023 (Word, 117.5KB)
12 Jul 2023

Agenda and Papers 12 July 2023 (Word, 696.5KB)

July 2023 - Agenda Item 3 - Schools Contribution to Capital Maintenance - Annex A (XLS, 918.5KB)

Approved minutes 12 July 2023 (Word, 96KB) School Forum Decisions 12 July 2023 (Word, 90KB)
17 May 2023

Agenda and Papers 17 May 2023 (Word, 1.73MB)

May 2023 - Agenda Item 4 - Annex A - Maintained Schools Balances (XLS, 989KB)

May 2023 - Agenda Item 4 - Annex B - Academy Balances (XLS, 1.03MB)

Approved minutes 17 May 2023 (Word, 108KB) School Forum Decisions 17 May 2023 (Word, 63KB)
11 Jan 2023 Agenda and Papers 11 January 2023 (Word, 898.5KB) Approved Minutes 11 January 2023 (Word, 108.5KB) School Forum Decisions 11 January 2023 (Word, 114KB)

Further information about previous Schools Forum meetings, including the agendas and minutes.

Schools Forum meeting agendas, minutes and decisions from 2022 to 2020
Date Agenda Minutes Decisions
30 Nov 2022

Agenda and Papers 30 November 2022 (Word, 778KB)

Nov 2022 - Agenda Item 8 - Annex A Terms of Reference (Word, 119.5KB)

Approved Minutes 30 November 2022 (Word, 123.5KB) School Forum Decisions 30 November 2022 (Word, 52KB)
28 Sept 2022 Agenda and Papers 28 September 2022 (Word, 525KB) Approved Minutes 28 September 2022 (Word, 131.5KB) School Forum Decisions 28 September 2022 (Word, 40KB)
13 Jul 2022

Agenda and Papers 13 July 2022 (Word, 752KB)

July 2022 - Agenda Item 8 - Annex A - Maintained Balances (XLS, 306.5KB)

July 2022 - Agenda Item 8 - Annex B - Maintained Use of Balances (XLS, 73.5KB)

July 2022 - Agenda Item 8 - Annex C - Academy Balances (XLS, 981.5KB)

Approved Minutes 13 July 2022 (Word, 137KB) School Forum Decisions 13 July 2022 (Word, 39.5KB)
18 May 2022 Agenda and Papers 18 May 2022 (Word, 952.5KB) Approved Minutes 18 May 2022 (Word, 144.5KB) School Forum Decisions 18 May 2022 (Word, 39KB)