Councillors and Decision Making

Agenda

Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee


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Date: Tuesday 04 November 2014

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Meeting Room 3, Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford, TF3 4JA   Map


1.0 Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee held on the 01/09/2014
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2.0 Apologies for Absence
 
3.0 Declarations of Interest
 
4.0 Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers and the Use of Agency Social Workers
Assistant Director: Children's Safeguarding & Specialist Services to respond to questions raised at the September Committee Meeting regarding the recruitment and retention of social workers, the use of agency social workers and implications for Children in Care
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5.0 School Improvement
Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting to present: a) Clarification of Children in Care cohort in April report (in/out Borough); b) Trend data and predictions for levels of progress for children in care with particular reference to children with special needs; c) List of schools by Ofsted rating and date/judgement of previous inspection then a termly update on schools inspected, changes in judgement and movement of schools between the 4 SI categories; d) Outcome of monitoring of HMI of schools requiring improvement and in special measures
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6.0 Education Results
Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting to report on Education results for 2013/14
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Appendix D See Appendix C
7.0 Monitoring the recommendations of the Scrutiny Report on the Provision of Primary School Places
Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting to provide an update on: a) consultation on school catchment areas; b) heads attendance at appeals meetings; c) Development of Academies Protocol; d) Development and sharing of Children & Families Population Profile
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8.0 Policy on fining parents for taking children out of school during term time
Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting to give a verbal report on: a) who sets the policy and fines; b) how much local discretion there is; c) who get the money and how it's spent
9.0 Scrutiny Report on Youth Unemployment
To approve the report and recommendations of the Scrutiny Review of Youth Unemployment
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10.0 Chair's Update