Issue - meetings

Report ED14019

The Committee considered the forward rolling work programme for the year ahead, based on items scheduled for decision by the Education Portfolio Holder and items for consideration by the Education PDS Committee.

The Chairman requested that a number of additional reports be considered at the next meeting of the Education PDS Committee to be held on 18^th March 2014.

• School Improvement and Risk Analysis for Schools
• Update on Pupil Referral Unit Alternative Provision
• Summer Born Children (to include legal guidance)
• Basic Need Report (to include update on The Glebe expansion)

The Chairman also requested a further report giving an update to Members on progress in strategies to target young people at risk of not being in education, employment or training be provided to Education PDS Committee in March 2015.

A Member requested that the regular report on ‘Ofsted Reports and Follow-up Items on Underperforming Schools’ include details of the support being given to schools working to improve and this was agreed by the Committee.

The Chairman highlighted the priority to strengthen school governance and proposed that the School Governance Working Group be reconstituted prior to the next meeting of Education PDS Committee.  This was supported by the PDS Committee and Member nominations were received from Councillors Nicholas Bennett JP, Kathy Bance MBE, Peter Fortune, Julian Grainger and Neil Reddin and Co-opted Members, Darren Jenkins and Joan McConnell

The Chairman noted that the Schedule of Visits for the Spring Term 2014 had now been arranged and encouraged Members and Co-opted Members to attend visits to schools where possible.

RESOLVED that the Education Programme 2013/14 be noted.