The Schools Forum is scheduled to consider proposals for the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the 2026/27 academic year, covering both the schools block and the early years block. The forum will also review its forward plan and discuss any actions arising from previous meetings.

DSG Schools Block Budget 2026/27

A report is scheduled to be presented outlining the proposed Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Schools Budget for the 2026/27 academic year. This will be put forward for consultation and agreement by the Schools Forum before the council's budget is set and approved by Full Council in February 2025. The discussion is expected to cover the local funding formula rates for Brent for 2026-27, as detailed in Appendix A - Brent 2026-27 Local Funding Formula Rates, and individual school allocations for the same period, as outlined in Appendix B - School Level Allocations 2026-27. The overall proposed budget for the 2026-27 academic year is available in the Dedicated Schools Grant DSG Schools Budget 2026-27 document.

Early Years Block Budgets 2026/27

The forum is also scheduled to review the funding for Brent's early years sector for the 2026/27 academic year. This discussion will be informed by the Early Years National Funding Formula 2026-2027 document.

Schools Forum Update Forward Plan

The Schools Forum will have the opportunity to note the Schools Forum Forward Plan, which details the items scheduled for consideration by the forum.

Actions Arising

The members of the Schools Forum will consider any actions that have arisen from previous meetings. The minutes of the previous meeting, held on Tuesday 11 November 2025, are available for approval in the Final Schools Forum Minutes - 11 Nov 25 document.