Introduction

The Schools Forum is a statutory body that provides a channel of communication between the local authority and schools. It serves as a mechanism for consultation on school funding.

It is made up of:

• school members
• non-school members
• other attendees and observers – including the Cabinet member for Education and officers of the Council

School membership is representative and proportionate to pupil numbers in the relevant sector. Non-school membership includes 16 to 19 and Early Years provision.

Schools Forum Constitution 2024-2025

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Schools Forum Powers and Responsibilities

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Schools Forum Forward Plan 2024-2025

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Somerset Schools Forum Membership 2024-2025

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Next meeting

The next meeting will be held on 27 November at 2pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend as observers and submit questions to the forum.

The deadline to submit questions for the next meeting is 5pm on Friday 22 November 2024 to schoolsforum@somerset.gov.uk.

Meetings during the 2024 to 2025 Academic Year

Meetings will be held on the following dates:

• 2 October 2024
• 27 November 2024 – this meeting will be face to face for members.
• 15 January 2025
• 5 March 2025
• 11 June 2025

Unless otherwise stated, all meetings take place remotely using Microsoft Teams and begin at 2pm. Non-members are welcome to attend these meetings as observers.

If you would like to attend, please contact schoolsforum@somerset.gov.uk by the Friday before the meeting.

Previous meeting

The previous meeting was held on 2 October 2024. No decisions were taken at this meeting.

• Agenda and Report pack
• Draft minutes of the meeting
• Schools Forum Slide Deck
• Meeting Recording

Past meetings