Issue - meetings

Report ED150106

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

In response to a question from a Co-opted Member, the Assistant Director: Education confirmed that the market testing process for a range of education services was ongoing.  An invitation for providers to make an initial application to the Local Authority would appear in the Official Journal of the European Union shortly.  The applications received would then be evaluated as part of a robust review process before being reported to Education PDS Committee in Spring 2015 for Members’ consideration. 

The Chairman advised Members that the proposal to establish a joint working group with Care Services PDS Committee on the effectiveness of Children’s Centres and the Tackling Troubled Families Programme would be considered by Care Services PDS Committee at its meeting on 2^nd October 2014. 

Councillor William Huntington-Thresher was pleased to announce that a public meeting would be held with public transport providers later in 2014, which would provide Members and Co-opted Members with an opportunity to highlight transport issues which affected education across the Borough, such as those experienced by young people participating in the travel training programme.  The Chairman requested that the date of this meeting be provided to all Members and Co-opted Members of the Education PDS Committee.

The Chairman reminded Members that visits were regularly arranged for care homes and schools and colleges across the Borough and encouraged all Members and Co-opted Members to attend.  A Co-opted Member requested that the Harris Federation be approached to become part of the school visits programme for Spring 2015.

RESOLVED that the Education Programme 2014/15 be noted.