School budgets and finance
Schools Forum
The Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003 require each Council to establish a Schools Forum. The Schools Forum is key to developing informed and confident dialogue between the Council and schools on budgetary issues, including schools' funding levels for the coming year, pressures on future years' budgets, changes to the local funding formula and reviewing contracts / service level agreements for services to schools.
The Council consults with the Schools Forum annually on matters relating to its schools' budget and revisions to its Scheme for Financing Schools. The Forum is a consultative and advisory body, and not a decision making body.
The Powys Schools Forum comprises 23 members, with no more than one quarter being non-school members. School members must include a proportionate number of representatives of primary schools, secondary schools, community schools, voluntary schools and at least one must be a representative of a special school. At least one school member must be a parent governor.
Current Members
School Members
- Brecon Cluster - Philip Harris, Governor at Brecon High School
- Builth Wells Cluster - Gareth Cornelious, Headteacher at Builth CP School
- Caereinion Cluster - VACANT
- Crickhowell Cluster - Claire Jones, Headteacher at Crickhowell High School
- Gwernyfed Cluster - Kirsty Retallick, Headteacher at Gwernyfed High School
- Llandrindod Wells Cluster - Daniel Harper, Chair of Governors at Ysgol Trefonnen C.i.W. Primary School
- Llanfyllin Cluster - Graeme Hunter, Chair of Governors at Ysgol Llanfyllin
- Llanidloes Cluster - Graham Taylor (CHAIR), Chair of Governors at Rhayader C.i.W. Primary School
- Machynlleth Cluster - Cllr Elwyn Vaughan, Governor at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
- Newtown Cluster - Marc Phillips, Headteacher at St Michaels C.i.W. Primary School
- Presteigne Cluster - VACANT
- Welshpool Cluster - Jeff Johnson, Chair of Governors at Welshpool High School
- Ystradgynlais Cluster - Phil Grimes, Headteacher at Ysgol Maesydderwen
- Special School Cluster - Ron Hall, Headteacher at Ysgol Robert Owen
Non-School Members
- Cabinet Portfolio Holder for a Learning Powys - Cllr Pete Roberts
- Head of School Improvement and Learning - Anwen Orrells
- Union Representative - Danielle Hillidge,
- Diocesan Authority Representative VACANT
- Business Manager Representative - Sue Bound, Business Manager for Llanidloes High School and Llanidloes CP School
Observers
- Chair of Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Cllr Gwynfor Thomas
- Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate Transformation - Cllr David Thomas
- Cabinet Portfolio Holder for a More Prosperous Powys - Cllr David Selby
Financing Schools
The Scheme for Financing Schools sets out the financial relationship between the Authority and the maintained schools which it funds. It contains requirements relating to financial management and associated issues, binding on both the Authority and on schools.
The Scheme applies to all community, voluntary controlled and aided, foundation and community special schools maintained by the Authority.
Download the Powys scheme for financing schools (PDF, 432 KB)
School Funding - Section 52 Budget Statement
Welsh Government Regulations require each Local Education Authority (LEA) to publish annually Section 52 Statements
- Part 1 containing particulars of planned expenditure for individual schools
- Part 2 information with respect to the methodology for determining schools' budget shares
- Part 3 information with respect to the budget share of each of the authority's schools
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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