School Forum
The school forum is a formal advisory and decision making body for the allocation of funding for schools in Darlington. The main roles are:
- To be consulted upon changes to the funding formula proposed by Darlington Borough Council
- To decide upon the allocation of funding for centrally held budgets
- To give a view upon a number of areas including:
- contracts for the provision of services to schools
- the minimum funding guarantee
- financial arrangements for special educational needs
- financial arrangements for education out of school
- financial arrangements for early years
Future meetings
- 9 March 2021
- 18 May 20201
All meetings take places at the Town Hall at 2pm.
Next meeting
The Darlington School Forum is currently holding meetings virtually rather than in person. Non School Forum members are still welcome to attend the meeting as non participating observers. Should you wish to attend a meeting, please contact Brett Nielsen on 01325 405403 or email [email protected] for joining instructions.
9 March 2021
- Agenda Item 1 Agenda 09/03/21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 2 School Forum Minutes 12/01/21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 2b Matters Arising [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 2b Matters arising Appendix 1 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 3 Budget Update 2020-21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 3 Budget Update spreadsheet 2020-21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 High Needs [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 1 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 2 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 3 High Needs Recovery Plan [pdf document]
Most recent meeting
12 January 2021
- Agenda Item 1 Agenda 12/01/21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 2 School Forum Minutes 13/10/20 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 3 Budget Update 12 January 2020-21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 3 Budget Update spreadsheet 12 January 2020-21 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 School Funding Formula 12 January 2021-22 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 1 High Needs Transfer Consultation [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 2 High Needs Consultation Appendices [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 3 High Needs Transfer Consultation Questionnaire [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 4 Questionnaire Results [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 4 Appendix 5 School Funding Formula 2021-22 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 5 High Needs [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 5 Appendix High Needs 2021-22 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 6 Budget setting 2021-22 [pdf document]
- Agenda Item 6 Budget Setting Appendix 1 [pdf document]
Membership
Terms of reference [pdf document]
Maintained Schools
Nursery schools:
Helen Dummond – Darlington Nursery Schools
Primary schools:
Shirley Welsh - Whinfield Primary School, (Substitute - Michelle Charlton - Whinfield Primary School)
Pupil referral unit:
Sally Hudson - Rise Carr College (Substitute – Kerry Loftus - Rise Carr College)
Academy Schools
Academy primary schools:
Peter King (Vice Chair) – Federation of Mowden Schools, Paula Ayto - Reid Street Primary School, Kelly-Ann Lyle – The Rydal Academy, Dominic Vizzard (St George’s Academy) Stuart Crowther (Mt Pleasant Primary), Marianne Taylor (St Bede’s RC Primary), (Substitutes – Libby Truby – The Rydal Academy, Ann Williams St George’s Academy, - John Armitage - The Rydal Academy, Kate Chisholm - Skerne Park Academy, Valarie Johnson – Corporation Road Primary, Gerry Mackowski – St Bede’s RC Primary).
Academy secondary schools:
Dean Judson (Chair) - Hurworth School, Mike Shorten - Carmel College, Nicole Gibbon – St Aidan’s Academy, Kate Reid – Polam Hall School, Mike Fryer - Hummersknott Academy, (Substitutes – Glen Hart - Hurworth School, Maura Regan - Carmel College, Stephanie Garthwaite – St Aidan’s Academy, Cllr Alan McNab - Hummersknott Academy)
Academy special schools:
Mike Butler - The Education Village (Substitute – Katheryn Stephenson - The Education Village)
Non School Members
Diocesan representatives:
Christine Large – St John’s C of E Primary School, Jennifer Moorhouse – Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (Substitute - Deborah Fox – Carmel College, Wendy Aitken - High Coniscliffe CE Primary School)
16-19 education:
Paul Richardson - Head of 16-19
PVI early years providers:
Emma Calvert – William House Nursery (Substitute - Ian Maile - Flora House)
LEA observers:
Tony Murphy (Head of Education & Inclusion), Brett Nielsen (Finance Manager), Elaine Sayers (Finance Officer)