Agenda item

The Schools’ Forum noted the actions from the last meeting which were either in hand or had been completed.

Jul-Ac1 – both items (election of Chairman and the Membership/Constitution report) were on the Schools’ Forum agenda for 14^th October 2019.

Jul-Ac2 – Melanie Ellis reported that a section regarding the number of schools predicting a deficit in year two, would be added the Schools’ Deficit report for the next Forum in December 2019.

Jul-Ac3 – Jessica Bailiss reported that the forward plan had been updated with the relevant contracts that needed to be considered by the Forum in October 2019 and the relevant Officers had been invited to attend.

Catie Colston referred to the minutes of the Schools’ Forum meeting that had taken place in June 2019 (page two, second paragraph) and asked for an update regarding finance training for schools. Melanie Ellis would provide an update at the next round of meetings in November/December.

RESOLVED that

·         Action Jul – Ac2 be carried forward to the next Schools’ Forum meeting in December.

·         Melanie Ellis to provide an update on finance training for schools at the next meeting on 9^th December 2019.