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Meeting

Schools Forum - Portsmouth City

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 16th July 2025
4:30 PM
End:
Wednesday, 16th July 2025
6:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
16 Jul 2025
Location:
The Executive Meeting Room - Third Floor, The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Vice-Chair
Dave Jones

Head Teachers, Primary Phase

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Carina Jacobs

Head Teachers, Primary Phase

Apologies

Committee Member
Simon Graham

Head Teachers, Secondary Phase

Apologies

Committee Member
Share D'All

Governor, Primary Phase

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Jo Cooper

Primary Academies

Apologies

Committee Member
Jack Jones

Primary Academies

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Sean Preston

Primary Academies

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Ruth Worswick

Primary Academies

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Vacancy

Primary Academies

Not required

Chair
Nathan Waites

Secondary Academies

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Christian Down

Secondary Academies

Apologies

Committee Member
Nick Giles

Secondary Academies

Absent

Committee Member
Nys Hardingham

Secondary Academies

Apologies

Committee Member
Vacancy

Secondary Academies

Not required

Committee Member
Sharon Burt

Special Academies

Apologies

Committee Member
Heather Smith

Early Years

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Teresa Cole

16-19 Education

Expected

Committee Member
Vacancy

Councillor - Conservatives

Not required

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Committee Member
Councillor Tom Coles

Labour

Absent

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Greening the City
Councillor Kimberly Barrett

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Vacancy

Primay Academies

Not required

Committee Member
Vacancy

Secondary Academies

Not required

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Committee Member
Councillor Chris Dike

Portsmouth Independents Party

Absent

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Agenda
1 Apologies.
2 Declarations of Interests.
3 Minutes of the previous meeting.
RECOMMENDED that the minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2025 be agreed as a correct record.
Attachments:
4 Matters Arising.
5 Membership Update.
6 Schools Forum Constitution 2025 - 2026.
Purpose.

The purpose of this report is to seek Schols Forum approval to change the constitution as attached at Appendix A.

RECOMMENDED that Schools Forum approves the proposed constitution attached at Appendix A.
7 Early Years - High Needs Funding.
This report is to follow.
Attachments:
Previous Meetings
Meeting

7th Jan 2026

Schools Forum

Meeting

3rd Dec 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

8th Oct 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

16th Jul 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

4th Jun 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

12th Feb 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

5th Feb 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

8th Jan 2025

Schools Forum

Meeting

4th Dec 2024

Schools Forum

Meeting

9th Oct 2024

Schools Forum

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