Schools Forum minutes and agendas

10 January 2025

Schools Forum Agenda 10 01 25 (PDF 232 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 177 KB)
Item 4 Forum Minutes 16 10 2024 (PDF 338 KB)
Item 6 Schools Budget 2025 26 (Inc Appendix A) (PDF 408 KB)
Item 6 Schools Budget 2025 26 Appendix B (PDF 129 KB)
Item 7 High Needs Central Expenditure (PDF 109 KB)
Item 8 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 141 KB)
Item 9 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 305 KB)
Item 9 High Needs Block Commissioned Places Appendix A (PDF 325 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 297 KB)

16 October 2024

Schools Forum Agenda 16 10 24 (PDF 160 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 196 KB)
Item 4 Schools Forum Minutes 02 07 24 (PDF 264 KB)
Item 7 High Needs Block Central Expenditure 2025 26 (PDF 470 KB)
Item 8 Recommendations From The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 238 KB)
Item 9 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 274 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 260 KB)
School Forum Minutes 16 10 2024 (PDF 298 KB)

2 July 2024

Schools Forum Agenda 02 07 24 (PDF 160 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 255 KB)
Item 4 Schools Forum Minutes 21 03 24 (PDF 353 KB)
Item 7 Independent Non Maintained Special School Data (PDF 1000 KB)
Item 8 Scheme For Financing Schools In Lancashire (PDF 153 KB)
Item 9 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group Final (PDF 779 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 382 KB)
Item 11 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 255 KB)
Schools Forum Minutes 02 07 2024 (PDF 264 KB)

21 March 2024

Schools Forum Agenda 21 03 24 (PDF 145 KB)
Item 4 Schools Forum Minutes 11 01 24 Final (PDF 305 KB)
Item 6 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 266 KB)
Item 7 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 204 KB)
Item 8 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 289 KB)
Item 11 Forum Dates 2024 25 (PDF 81 KB)
Schools Forum Minutes 21 03 2024 (PDF 353 KB)

11 January 2024

Agenda 11 01 24 (PDF 167 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 168 KB)
Item 4 Schools Forum 17 10 23 Minutes Draft (PDF 362 KB)
Item 6 Schools Budget 2024 2025 (PDF 261 KB)
Item 8 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 255 KB)
Item 9 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 247 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 203 KB)
Schools Forum Minutes 11 January 24 (PDF 304 KB)

17 October 2023

Agenda 17 10 23 (PDF 168 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 177 KB)
Item 4 Schools Forum Minutes 04 July 23 (PDF 272 KB)
Item 8 School Funding 2024 25 (PDF 270 KB)
Item 9 Inclusion Hubs Report 2022 2023 (PDF 274 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 496 KB)
Item 11 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 496 KB)
Item 12 Recommendations Of The Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 628 KB)
Item 13 Teacher Pay Additional Grant Special And Prus 2023 24 (PDF 156 KB)
Lancashire Schools Forum Composite 04 October 23 (PDF 2.75 MB)
Lancashire Schools Forum 17 10 23 Draft Minutes (PDF 318 KB)

4 July 2023

Agenda 04 July 23 (PDF 154 KB)
Item 3 Schools Forum Membership (PDF 195 KB)
Item 4 Minutes of Last Meeting (PDF 253 KB)
Item 6 SFS Service Level Agreement (PDF 436 KB)
Item 8 Schools Budget Outturn Report 22 23 (PDF 416 KB)
Item 9 School Balances And Clawback 22 23 (PDF 1.10 MB)
Item 10 Schools Forum Annual Report (PDF 404 KB)
Item 11 Early Years Entitlement Expansion And Wraparound Childcare Pathfinder Scheme (PDF 171 KB)
Item 12 Recommendations Of The Schools Block Working Group (PDF 226 KB)
Item 13 Recommendations Of The High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 190 KB)
Item 14 Recommendations Of The Early Block Working Group (PDF 218 KB)
Item 18 Future Meeting Schedule 2023..24 (PDF 185 KB)
Lancashire Schools Forum Composite 04 July 23 (PDF 3.59 MB)
Draft Minutes 04 July 23 (PDF 297 KB)

16 March 2023

Agenda 16 March 2023 (PDF 120 KB)
Item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 128 KB)
Item 4 Minutes of The Last Meeting (PDF 557 KB)
Item 10 Clawback Suspension Requests (PDF 113 KB)
Item 11 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 304 KB)
Item 12 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 479 KB)
Item 13 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 201 KB)
Item 14 Recommendations from the Chairs' Working Group (PDF 184 KB)
Item 15 Recommendations of the Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group (PDF 98 KB)
Item 16 Forum Correspondence (PDF 492 KB)
Item 18 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 267 KB)
Lancashire School Forum 16 March 2023 Composite (PDF 2.77 MB)
Draft minutes 16 March 2023 (PDF 370 KB)

12 January 2023

Agenda 12 January 2023 (PDF 112 KB)
Item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 133 KB)
Item 4 Minutes of the Last meeting (PDF 148 KB)
Item 6 Inclusion and Engagement Support Team (PDF 168 KB)
Item 7 Commissioned places 2023/24 (PDF 275 KB)
Item 8 Emotional Health and Wellbeing Commission (PDF 207 KB)
Item 10a School Budget 2023/24 (PDF 216 KB)
Item 11 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 625 KB)
Item 12 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 427 KB)
Item 13 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 713 KB)
Item 14 Unscheduled Urgent Chairmans meeting (PDF 141 KB)
Item 17 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 121 KB)
Lancashire School Forum 12 January 2023 Composite (PDF 2.61 MB)
Draft minutes 12 January 2023 (PDF 381 KB)

9 November 2022

Agenda 9 November 2022 (PDF 124 KB)
Item 3 Minutes of The Last Meeting (PDF 270 KB)
Item 5 Supplementary paper for School Improvement Function (PDF 145 KB)
School Forum 9 November 2022 Composite (PDF 938 KB)
Supplementary Paper 2023 24 SIF De delegations analysis and comments (PDF 122 KB)
Draft minutes 9 November 2022 (PDF 124 KB)

18 October 2022

Agenda 18 October 2022 (PDF 155 KB)
Executive Summary 18 October 2022 (PDF 194 KB)
Item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 132 KB)
Item 4 Minutes of The Last Meeting (PDF 269 KB)
Item 6 Education Management System (Impulse) Update (PDF 109 KB)
Item 8 Inclusion Report (PDF 565 KB)
Item 9 Energy Cost Update (PDF 221 KB)
Item 10 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 822 KB)
Item 11 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 200 KB)
Item 12 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 219 KB)
Item 15 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 102 KB)
Lancashire School Forum 18 October 2022 Composite (PDF 3.21 MB)
Supplementary Paper 2023/24 Service De delegations and the MFG consultation analysis and comment (PDF 187 KB)
Draft minutes 18 October 2022 (PDF 270 KB)

5 July 2022

Agenda 5 July 2022 (PDF 29 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 113 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 245 KB)
item 6 Education Strategy 2022-2025 (PDF 661 KB)
item 7 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 1.00 MB)
item 8 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 407 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 101 KB)
item 10 Recommendations from the Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group (PDF 85 KB)
item 12 Support for Ukrainian Families (PDF 166 KB)
item 16 schedule of meetings 2022-23 (PDF 102 KB)
Schools Forum composite 05 07 22 (PDF 3.14 MB)
Draft minutes 5 July 2022 (PDF 227 KB)

17 March 2022

Agenda 17 March 2022 (PDF 61 KB)
Executive Summary 17 March 2022 (PDF 121 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 15 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 387 KB)
item 6 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 224 KB)
item 7 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 196 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 116 KB)
Item 11 Forum Correspondence (PDF 105 KB)
Schools Forum composite 17 03 22 (PDF 1.66 MB)
Draft minutes 17 March 2022 (PDF 245 KB)

13 January 2022

Agenda 13 January 2022 (PDF 28 KB)
Executive Summary 13 01 22 (PDF 189 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 22 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 277 KB)
item 6a Schools Budget 2022/23 (PDF 179 KB)
item 6b Schools Block Transfer Consultation (PDF 19 KB)
item 6d Formal Forum Decisions relating to the Schools Budget 2022/23 (PDF 96 KB)
item 7 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 207 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 305 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 166 KB)
item 13 Forum Correspondence (PDF 11 KB)
item 15 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 102 KB)
Schools Forum composite 13 01 22 (PDF 1.93 MB)
Tabled paper item 6 Chairs' group recommendations (PPTX 236 KB)
Tabled paper item 11 Apprenticeship Levy Teacher Information (PPT 352 KB)
Draft minutes 13 January 2022 (PDF 392 KB)

19 October 2021

Agenda 19 October 2021 (PDF 35 KB)
Executive Summary 19 10 21 (PDF 77 KB)
item 5 Forum membership (PDF 28 KB)
item 6 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 276 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 1.33 MB)
item 10 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 148 KB)
item 11 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 85 KB)
item 12 Recommendations from the Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group (PDF 85 KB)
item 17 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 125 KB)
Schools Forum Composite 19 10 21 (PDF 2.46 MB)
Tabled paper 2022/23 De-delegation consultation analysis and comments (PDF 113 KB)
Tabled paper Oracle Fusion Presentation (PPTX 1.93 MB)
Draft minutes 19 October 2021 (PDF 277 KB)

6 July 2021

Agenda 6 July 2021 (PDF 75 KB)
Executive Summary 06 07 21 (PDF 162 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 36 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 283 KB)
item 6 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Historic Commitments - Early Intervention and MASH (PDF 431 KB)
item 7 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 1.19 MB)
item 8 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 178 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 144 KB)
item 10 Recommendations from the Chairs' Working Group (PDF 147 KB)
item 11 Apprenticeship Levy (PDF 68 KB)
item 12 Urgent Business (PDF 125 KB)
item 13 Oracle Fusion (PDF 703 KB)
item 16 schedule of meetings 2021 22 (PDF 102 KB)
Schools Forum composite 06 07 21 (PDF 3.88 MB)
Draft Minutes 6 July 2021 (PDF 280 KB)

18 March 2021

Agenda 18 March 2021 (PDF 16 KB)
Executive Summary 18 03 21 (PDF 172 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 100 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 350 KB)
item 6 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 230 KB)
item 7 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 151 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 172 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Chairs' Working Group (PDF 186 KB)
item 10 Recommendations from the Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group (PDF 35 KB)
Item 13 AOB DfE Consultation Changes to the payment process of schools’ business rates (PDF 383 KB)
Schools Forum composite 18 03 21 (PDF 2.15 MB)
Draft Minutes 18 March 2021 (PDF 283 KB)

12 January 2021

Agenda 12 January 2021 (PDF 116 KB)
Executive Summary 12 January 2021 (PDF 324 KB)
item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 12 KB)
item 4 Minutes of the Last Meeting (PDF 623 KB)
item 6 High Needs Block Monitoring (PDF 9 KB)
item 7 Schools Budget 2021/22 (PDF 552 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 385 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 571 KB)
item 10 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 857 KB)
item 12 Forum Correspondence (PDF 3.00 MB)
Item 14 Date of Future Meetings (PDF 391 KB)
Schools Forum Composite 12 January 2021 (PDF 6.28 MB)
Supplementary papers for 12 January 2021 (PDF 1.89 MB)
Draft minutes 12 January 2021 (PDF 525 KB)

20 October 2020

Agenda 20 October 2020 (PDF 117 KB)
Executive Summary 20 October 2020 (PDF 380 KB)
item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 17 KB)
item 4 Minutes of the Last Meeting (PDF 316 KB)
Item 6 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 923 KB)
Item 7 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 359 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 284 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the Chair's Working Group (PDF 238 KB)
item 10 Lancashire County Council Area Position On Paying Staff In Schools (PDF 278 KB)
item 11 Supply Cover Insurance and Maternity Scheme for Lancashire Schools – Late Joining (PDF 201 KB)
item 12 Urgent Business (PDF 195 KB)
item 13 Pupil Premium Grant + for looked after children 2020/21 (PDF 124 KB)
item 14 Schools Forum Operational Arrangements Document (PDF 195 KB)
item 15 Forum Correspondence (PDF 102 KB)
Schools Forum composite 20 October 2020 (PDF 3.52 MB)
Draft minutes 20 October 2020 (PDF 624 KB)

2 July 2020

Agenda 2 July 2020 (PDF 13 KB)
Executive Summary 2 July 2020 (PDF 230 KB)
item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 19 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 216 KB)
item 6 Schools Budget Outturn, School Balances and Clawback 2019/20 (PDF 1.03 MB)
item 7 Schools Forum Annual Report 2019/20 (PDF 202 KB)
item 8 Recommendations from the Schools Block Working Group (PDF 255 KB)
item 9 Recommendations from the High Needs Block Working Group (PDF 231 KB)
item 10 Recommendations from the Early Years Block Working Group (PDF 114 KB)
item 11 Recommendations from the Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group (PDF 157 KB)
item 14a School funding: exceptional costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19) for the period from March to July 2020 ( (PDF 126 KB)
Schools Forum Composite 02 07 20 (PDF 1.97 MB)
Draft minutes 2 July 2020 (PDF 317 KB)

24 March 2020

Agenda 24 March 2020 (PDF 12 KB)
Executive Summary 24 March 2020 (PDF 111 KB)
item 3 Forum membership (PDF 196 KB)
item 4 minutes of the last meeting (PDF 419 KB)
item 7 schools block recommendations (PDF 170 KB)
item 8 high needs block recommendations (PDF 284 KB)
item 9 early years block recommendations (PDF 198 KB)
item 10 chairs working group recommendations (PDF 116 KB)
item 11 Forum correspondence (PDF 559 KB)
item 12 Urgent Business (PDF 28 KB)
Schools Forum composite 24 March 2020 (PDF 2.34 MB)
Draft minutes March 2020 (PDF 216 KB)

14 January 2020

Agenda 14 January 2020 (PDF 28 KB)
Executive Summary 14 January 2020 (PDF 165 KB)
item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 11 KB)
item 4 Minutes of the Last Meeting (PDF 442 KB)
Item 6a Schools Budget 2020/21 (PDF 278 KB)
item 7 Schools Block Recommendations (PDF 399 KB)
item 8 High Needs Block Recommendations (PDF 439 KB)
item 9 Early Years Block Recommendations (PDF 92 KB)
item 10 Apprenticeship Levy Steering Group Recommendations (PDF 36 KB)
Item 11 High Needs Block Monitoring 2019/20 (PDF 49 KB)
Item 15 Schedule of Future Meetings (PDF 365 KB)
Schools Forum Composite 14 January 2020 (PDF 1.27 MB)
Tabled Paper Item 6b Chairs Group Recommendations (PDF 732 KB)
Draft Minutes 14 January 2020 (PDF 423 KB)

17 October 2019

Agenda 17 October 2019 (PDF 84 KB)
Executive Summary 17 October 2019 (PDF 123 KB)
item 3 Forum Membership (PDF 33 KB)
item 4 Minutes of the last meeting (PDF 345 KB)
item 6 Schools Block Recommendations (PDF 314 KB)
item 6 Schools Block Recommendations Appendix A (PDF 998 KB)
item 6 Schools Block Recommendations Appendix B (PDF 2.29 MB)
item 7 High Needs Block Recommendations (PDF 163 KB)
item 8 Early Years Block Recommendations (PDF 153 KB)
Schools Forum Composite 17 October 2019 (PDF 4.79 MB)
Tabled Paper: item 6 DfE October 2019 funding announcements (PDF 496 KB)
Draft minutes 17 October 2019 (PDF 442 KB)

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