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, and 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.

Somerset Schools Forum Membership (PDF 56.3 KB)

2022-2023 Schools Forum Constitution (PDF 158 KB)

Schools forum powers and responsibilities (PDF 110 KB)

Next meeting

The next meeting will be held on 5 July 2023 at 2:30pm.

The agenda and supporting papers will be published here by 28 June 2023.

Members of the public are welcome to attend as observers and submit questions to the forum.

If you would like to submit a question to the Schools Forum, please contact schoolsforum@somerset.gov.uk by 30 June 2023.

Meetings during 2022 to 2023 Academic Year

Meetings will be held on the following dates:

• 28 September 2022
• 16 November 2022
• 11 January 2023
• 22 February 2023

All meetings take place remotely using Microsoft teams, and unless otherwise stated begin at 2.30pm. Non-members are welcome to attend these meetings as observers. If you would like to attend, please contact schoolsforum@somerset.gov.uk by no later than 2 days before the meeting.

Previous meeting

The previous meeting was held on 22 February 2023. Minutes are in draft form and will be approved at the next meeting.

Decision log 22 February 2023 (PDF 79 KB)

Agenda and Report pack 22 February 2023 (PDF 46.6 KB)

Minutes of the meeting 22 February 2023 (PDF 191 KB)

Slide Deck 22 February 2023 (PDF 936 KB)

Past meetings

Meetings before March 2022 can be found on our SCC Somerset Schools Forum meetings page