The Schools' Forum is made up of head teachers, governors, elected members, council officers and professional associations, such as trades unions. Their purpose to bring together schools, the council and the Local Education Authority, so they can agree on how education is funded in the borough.
Upcoming meetings on Microsoft Teams
Dates of meetings (all scheduled for 4pm):
- Tuesday 17 June 2025
Documents relating to the most recent previous meetings are published below:
(Most of these PDFs are not fully accessible and may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. See: Accessible documents).
Downloads
- 17 June 2025 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 14 January 2025 - School Forum Minutes
- 14 January 2025 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 2 December 2024 - School Forum Minutes
- 2 December 2024 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 18 June 2024 - School Forum Minutes
- 18 June 2024 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 15 January 2024 - School Forum Minutes
- 15 January 2024 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 2 November 2023 - Schools Forum Minutes
- 2 November 2023 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 13 June 2023 - Schools Forum Minutes
- 13 June 2023 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack
- 17 January 2023 - Schools Forum Minutes
- 17 January 2023 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack [1Mb]
- 5 January 2023 - Schools Forum Agenda Pack [1003kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Schools Forum Agenda [92kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Schools Forum Minutes [186kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Item 6 - Final Outturn Summary 2021-22 [121kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Item 6c - School Balances 2021-22 [336kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Item 7 - PSV Update [140kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Item 8a - Implementing the Direct National Funding Formula - Government consultation [848kb]
- 14 June 2022 - Item 8b - Schools Bill Stakeholder Briefing May 2022 [230kb]
- 18 January 2022 - Schools Forum Agenda [89kb]
- 18 January 2022 - Schools Forum Minutes [148kb]
- 18 January 2022 - Item 5 - Funding Update 2022-23 [301kb]
- 18 January 2022 - Item 6 - Project Safety Valve - Schools' Forum report [330kb]
- 18 January 2022 - Item 6 - Project Safety Valve - Schools' Forum summary [158kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Schools Forum Minutes [369kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Schools Forum Agenda [88kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 5 - Comprehensive Spending Review Update [215kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 6 - DfE SEND Review Update [133kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 7 - Reforming how local authorities school functions are funded consultation [255kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 8 - DSG Deficit Recovery - Safety Valve update [225kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 8c - Safety Valve - Risks [169kb]
- 23 November 2021 - Item 8d - Controls on Surplus Balances - Revised [86kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Schools Forum Minutes [641kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Schools Forum Agenda [91kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Item 4 - 30 June 2021 - School Forum Minutes [431kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Item 7 - Schools and Academies Funding Formula 2022-23 [248kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Item 8a - Bury - Safety Valve - SEND Transformation - Update October 2021 [127kb]
- 12 October 2021 - Item 8a i - Bury PSV Schools Position Statement - September 2021 [48kb]
- 30 June 2021 - School Forum Minutes [431kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Schools Forum Agenda [97kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 4c - Risk Protection Assurance (RPA) [141kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 5a and 5b - 2020-21 Final Outturn [125kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 5c - School Balances - Final 2020-21 [130kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 6 - Scheme for Financing Schools - 2021 [1Mb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 6a - Proposed Revision to Scheme [64kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 7 - Safety Valve - SEND Transformation - Update [79kb]
- 30 June 2021 - Item 10a - AOB - Catering charges during pandemic [56kb]
- 19 January 2021 - School Forum Minutes [381kb]
- 19 January 2021 - Item 5 - Schools and Academies Funding 2021-22 [218kb]
- 19 January 2021 - Schools Forum Agenda [84kb]
- 24 November 2020 - School Forum Minutes [364kb]
- 24 November 2020 - Schools Forum Agenda [163kb]
- 24 November 2020 - Item 5a ii - School Crossing Patrol Detail [400kb]
- 20 October 2020 - School Forum Minutes [409kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Schools Forum Agenda [171kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 4 - Forum Representation by Pupil Numbers [9kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 5 - 16th June 2020 - School Forum Minutes [244kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 6d - 1 PPG Policy 2020 [695kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 6d - 2 PPG Policy 2020 - Use of Grant [331kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 6d - 3 PPG Policy 2020 - Update [426kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 8 - National Funding Developments [664kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 9 - Schools and Academies Funding Formula 2021-22 [502kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 10a - DSG Recovery [597kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 10b - DSG Management Plan - overview [440kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 10c - DSG Recovery - Schools' Forum Recommendations [462kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 10c - x CLAS - draft cabinet report [675kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 10c - x School Crossing Patrol draft cabinet report [632kb]
- 20 October 2020 - Item 11 - Covid-19 Funding Update [661kb]
- 16 June 2020 - School Forum Minutes [244kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Schools Forum Agenda [168kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 3 - 14 January 2020 - School Forum Minutes [92kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 6a - CYP Outturn 2019-20 - Headline Report [403kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 6b - School Balances - Final 2019-20 [438kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 6c - Reportable Surplus Balances [543kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 6d - DSG Recovery [617kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 7 - Partnership Charging for discussion - Draft [425kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 8 - Growth and Falling Rolls Funding [267kb]
- 16 June 2020 - Item 10 - National Funding Formula 2021-22 Update [440kb]
- 14 January 2020 - School Forum Minutes [92kb]
- 14 January 2020 - Schools Forum Agenda [169kb]
- 8 January 2020 - Item 5 - Schools Funding 2020 to 2021 [605kb]