Norfolk Schools Forum
Schools Forum introduction
The Norfolk Schools Forum represents education establishments and the PVI sector in the funding consultation process.
The Education Act 2002 made it a legislative requirement for all LEAs to set up a Schools Forum. This body must be consulted on certain school funding issues and in turn must inform the governing bodies of maintained schools about these consultations.
Members of the Forum are keen that this should be an interactive process. If you wish to make any comments or you have any queries, email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk. Your emails will be passed to Forum representatives.
School Forum meetings are open to the public. However, we would require prior notice of anyone wishing to attend. In this instance please contact marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk and you will be sent a link to enable you to join the meeting as an observer.
The members of the Forum are:
- Primary, secondary, academy and special school headteachers
- Governors representing the primary and secondary sectors
- Representatives from:
- The Norwich Diocesan Board of Education
- The Roman Catholic Church Diocese
- The Joint Consultative Negotiating Committee
- The Joint Consultative Committee Teachers' Panel
Forum members
These are the current members of the Norfolk Schools Forum.
Maintained primary school representatives
Sarah Shirras: St Williams Primary School. Email: exec@thehivefederation.norfolk.sch.uk
Maintained primary school governors
Mike Grimble: NGN, Avenue Junior School. Email: mgrimble@avenuejunior.org
Martin White (Forum chair): Nebula Foundation. Email: m.white@nebula.norfolk.sch.uk
Maintained secondary school representative
Joanna Tuttle: Aylsham High School. Email: jtuttle@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk
Academy representatives
Adrian Ball: Diocese of Ely MAT. Email: adrian.ball@demat.org.uk
David Hicks: Synergy MAT. Email: dhicks@synergymat.co.uk
Clare Jones: Broad Horizons Academy Trust. Email: cjones@bhetrust.co.uk
Joanne Philpott: Ormiston Academy Trust. Email: head@cns-school.org
Sarah Porter: The HEART Education Trust. Email: inclusion@thehearteducationtrust.co.uk
Steven Dewing: Sapientia Education Trust. Email: steven.dewing@se-trust.org
Daniel Thrower: Wensum Academy Trust. Email: d.thrower@wensumtrust.org.uk
Special school academy representative
Rachel Quick: The Wherry School. Email: principal@thewherryschool.co.uk
Special school representative
Annette Maconochie: Sheringham Woodfields School. Email: head@sheringhamwoodfields.norfolk.sch.uk
Non-school members
Hayley Porter-Aslet: Representing the Norwich Diocesan Board of Education. Email: Hayley.PorterAslet@donesc.org
Helen Bates: Representing the Roman Catholic Church Diocese. Email: helen.bates@rcdea.org.uk
Vicky Warnes: National Education Union. Email: vicky.warnes@neu.org.uk
Bob Groome: National Education Union. Email: Bob.Groome@neu.org.uk
Early Years representative
Lacey Douglass: Freelance Early Years Advisor. Email: ljdoug23@hotmail.com
16-19 representative
Martin Colbourne: City College Norwich. Email: martin.colbourne@ccn.ac.uk
Nursery school representative
Carole Jacques: Earlham Nursery School. Email: head@earlham-nur.norfolk.sch.uk
Short stay schools representative
Glyn Hambling: Unity Trust. Email: ceo@unityeducationtrust.uk
Forum meeting dates
The following Norfolk School Forum meetings are due to take place between 9am and 13:00 pm as follows.
Academic Year 2023/24
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2023 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
| 22 November 2023 | 09:00 - 13:00 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
| 26 January 2024 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
| 13 March 2024 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
| 17 May 2024 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
| 10 July 2024 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Cranworth Room County Hall |
Forum agendas and papers
2024 agendas and papers
26 January 2024
13 March 2024
2023 agendas and papers
27 January 2023
- Agenda and papers (PDF) [744KB]
- Amalgamation Protection - Disapplication (Word doc) [86KB]
- Exceptional Premises Factor - Disapplication (Word doc) [86KB]
- Proposed DSG Budget 2023-24 (Word doc) [98KB]
22 March 2023
- Agenda and papers (PDF) [349KB]
- School forum briefing (Powerpoint) [486KB] (PowerPoint)
- Overview of options following deletion of point 1 (Excel doc) [20KB] (Excel)
- Deletion of bottom point MI sheet (PDF) [105KB]
- Budget 2023 - What it means for Early Years and Childcare (Powerpoint) [273KB] (PowerPoint)
17 May 2023
7 July 2023
29 September 2023
22 November 2023
- Agenda and papers (PDF) [804KB]
- Item 5: Schools Block Consultation Part B (PDF) [269KB]
- Item 8: De-delegation / central school services block (PDF) [379KB]
2022 agendas and papers
19 January 2022
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [130KB]
- Possible school closure - APT adjustment (Word doc) [31KB]
- SIMB grant update paper - Jan 22 (Word doc) [27KB]
18 May 2022
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [123KB]
- School Catering - Renewal of NCC Group Contract (Word doc) [89KB]
8 July 2022
30 September 2022
16 November 2022
2021 agendas and papers
26 January 2021
12 March 2021
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [110KB]
- DfE HNB consultation NCC response (PDF) [208KB]
- HNB national position presentation (Powerpoint) [2MB]
- Mental health redesign presentation (Powerpoint) [597KB]
14 May 2021
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [120KB]
- School forum forward plan (PDF) [144KB]
- Growth Fund: Pre-and-Post Opening Costs (LA Presumption Process) (PDF) [325KB]
9 July 2021
29 September 2021
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [4MB] (4.5MB; may not be fully accessible - for this information in a different format, please email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk)
17 November 2021
2020 agendas and papers
10 January 2020
18 March 2020
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [53KB]
- Service improvement update regarding the Norfolk Speech and Language Therapy Service (SLT) (PDF) [222KB]
8 July 2020
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [177KB]
- CERF energy report 2018-2020 (PDF) [423KB]
- Scheme for financing schools 2020 (Word doc) [1MB] (for reference in meeting only)
30 September 2020
13 November 2020
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [104KB]
- Early Years Consultation Response (Word doc) [112KB]
- Buyback 2122 Nursery (Excel doc) [11KB]
- Buyback 2122 Specials (Excel doc) [13KB]
Norfolk School Forum agendas and papers for dates prior to these are available on this archive page, or email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk or martin.brock@norfolk.gov.uk.
Forum agendas and papers archive
2019 agendas and papers
11 January 2019
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [56KB]
- CLEAPSS subscription information (Word doc) [14KB]
- Reasons for primary schools to belong to CLEAPSS (PDF) [349KB]
- Local authority membership of CLEAPSS (PDF) [144KB]
- HR de-delegated budget information (Word doc) [14KB]
15 March 2019
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [49KB]
- Pupil variation (Excel doc) [14KB]
- NCC Group Catering Contract - increase to school meal prices from 1 April (Word doc) [23KB]
10 May 2019
11 September 2019
22 November 2019
- Agenda and papers (Word doc) [178KB]
- Schools Operational Guide 2020-21 (PDF) [671KB]
- Education strategy and infrastructure - final draft (place planning item) (Word doc) [216KB]
- Primary Local Authority school places scorecard 2018 (PDF) [118KB]
- Secondary Local Authority school places scorecard 2018 (PDF) [118KB]
- Primary Schools Block Consultation Final (Word doc) [187KB] (November 18 2019)
If you need agendas and papers for dates prior to these or in a more accessible format, please email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk or martin.brock@norfolk.gov.uk.
Forum minutes
Minutes for The Norfolk Schools Forum meetings are available below.
2024 minutes
13 March 2024
26 January 2024
2023 minutes
27 January 2023
22 March 2023
17 May 2023
07 July 2023
29 September 2023
22 November 2023
2022 minutes
19 January 2022
18 May 2022
8 July 2022
16 November 2022
2021 minutes
26 January 2021
12 March 2021
14 May 2021
9 July 2021
29 September 2021
17 November 2021
2020 minutes
10 January 2020
8 July 2020
30 September 2020
13 November 2020
Norfolk School Forum minutes for dates prior to these are available on this archive page, or email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk or martin.brock@norfolk.gov.uk.
Forum minutes archive
2019 minutes
11 January 2019
15 March 2019
10 May 2019
11 September 2019
22 November 2019
If you need agendas and papers for dates prior to these or in a more accessible format, please email marilyn.edgeley@norfolk.gov.uk or martin.brock@norfolk.gov.uk.
Forum briefings
To communicate with those they represent, the Norfolk Schools Forum members produce the Schools Forum Briefing. It provides a brief summary of the discussions and decisions taken by the Schools Forum at their most recent meeting. These notes are intended to be brief and largely capture just the headlines.
If you want to find more detail, the minutes and papers from all meetings, as well as contact details for Forum representatives, are available in this Norfolk Schools Forum section on the Norfolk Schools website.
Forum governance
Please see the following for more information about Norfolk Schools Forum governance: