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RESOLVED That the Public Submission be noted.
RESOLVED That the report be noted.
RESOLVED That the Forward Work Programme be accepted subject to the following additions: a) School emergency lockdown policies and procedures. b) Crimes undertaken on school grounds. Regarding school lockdown procedures, Councillor Woodham highlighted that the current procedures in place worked very well and there were no problems with the ones in place. The Chair concurred with this and highlighted that a school could go into lockdown for something minor like a loose dog in the playground. – should not be alarmed for public procedure With regards to the items added onto the agenda, Councillor Dennison suggested that the Committee looked at how the Police got involved in schools. He noted that Milford Haven School had not had a Police Liaison Officer for years. In response, the Chair reiterated that a letter was sent to the Dyfed Powys Police Crime Commissioner to ask him for his support in getting the school a new one. To add to this, the Director of Education stated that a new Liaison Officer should be appointed imminently. He highlighted that Liaison Officers attended schools to support curriculums, for example religion, values and ethics and social education. To avoid what happened in Ammanford, Councillor Ward emphasised the need to ensure that lockdown procedures with these incidents were thorough. In response, the Director of Education noted that they had liaised with Carmarthenshire and all local authorities were involved in debriefs regarding lockdown procedures. They would more carefully at when bladed articles were brought into schools.
RESOLVED The Committee: a) Considers the impact of the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy to be positive and continue to support it going forward. b) Expresses its appreciation to Milford Haven School for their work regarding the Mobile Phone Policy. Will review and evaluate the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy at a future meeting.
RESOLVED That the Council Budget for 2025-26 and the MTFP for 2025-26 to 2028- 29 be noted. The Co-Optees did not vote as this was not an educational matter.
RESOLVED That the Committee notes the contents of the report and urges the Senior Leadership Team to support the Accelerated Change Programme bid.
RESOLVED That the report be noted.
The Chair welcomed Mrs Nicola Moore to the Committee who was the new elected Parent Governor for the Committee. He also highlighted that two letters had been sent from the Committee to the Dyfed Powys Police Commissioner, Leader of the Council and relevant Cabinet Member for Education & Welsh Language regarding Milford Haven School needing a Police Liaison Officer and new building.
Councillor Alec Cormack attended to present Agenda Item 9c - Welsh Liberal Democrat Group Budget Proposal for Pembrokeshire County Council 2025-26
The following declarations of interest were made in respect of Agenda Item No. 10 – Schools Falling into Deficits: Councillor Viv Stoddart declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that she had relatives who were teachers. Councillor Alan Dennison declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was the Finance Chair at Milford Haven School. Councillor Maureen Bowen declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that her partner was a teacher. The following declarations of interest were made in relation to educational matters: Councillor Huw Murphy declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a School Governor. Councillor Alistair Cameron declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a Governor of Greenhill School, and a non-voting Governor of Stepaside School and Tenby VC School. Councillor Sam Skyrme-Blackhall declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that she was a Governor of Greenhill School. Councillor Iwan Ward declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a School Governor for Ysgol Cleddau and Ysgol Bro Preseli. Mr James Parkin declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a Parent Governor of St Oswalds School. Mrs Nicola Moore declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that she was a Parent Governor of Ysgol Egwlyswrw. Councillor Nick Neumann declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a Parent Governor at Roch School, and a Local Authority appointed Governor for Broad Haven School. Councillor David Howlett declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a Governor of St. Aidan’s School. Councillor Rhys Jordan declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that he was a Local Authority appointed Governor for Ysgol Hafan y Môr and he had a child at the school. Councillor Anji Tinley declared a personal interest by virtue of the fact that she was a Governor for Fenton Primary School. Councillor Alec Cormack declared a personal interest in respect of Agenda Item No.9c - Welsh Liberal Democrat Group Budget Proposal for Pembrokeshire County Council 2025-26 as he was a Local Authority appointed Governor for Greenhill School.
Councillor Rhys Jordan Moved that the Minutes of the Meeting held on the 28 November 2024 be approved as a correct record; Seconded by Councillor Alistair Cameron. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.
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RESOLVED That the Public Submission be noted.
The Chair noted that there was a public submission referral from Policy & Pre-Decision OSC. As the submission focused on the Welsh language, Councillor Guy Woodham, the relevant Cabinet Member for Education & the Welsh Language said he would follow up the submission. Councillor Rhys Jordan Moved that the Public Correspondence be noted. Seconded by Councillor Huw Murphy. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the Public Submission be noted.
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RESOLVED That the report be noted.
With regards to the letter he received from the Committee, Councillor Woodham stated that he would provide a substantive response to the concerns raised in the letter. Regarding the catchment for Haverfordwest High and Milford Haven School, he noted that this will be discussed at Cabinet in February 2025. The Recommendation was Moved by Councillor Alistair Cameron; Seconded by Councillor Sam Skyrme-Blackhall. The votes, undertaken by way of a show of hands, were carried. RESOLVED That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED That the Forward Work Programme be accepted subject to the following additions: a) School emergency lockdown policies and procedures. b) Crimes undertaken on school grounds. Regarding school lockdown procedures, Councillor Woodham highlighted that the current procedures in place worked very well and there were no problems with the ones in place. The Chair concurred with this and highlighted that a school could go into lockdown for something minor like a loose dog in the playground. – should not be alarmed for public procedure With regards to the items added onto the agenda, Councillor Dennison suggested that the Committee looked at how the Police got involved in schools. He noted that Milford Haven School had not had a Police Liaison Officer for years. In response, the Chair reiterated that a letter was sent to the Dyfed Powys Police Crime Commissioner to ask him for his support in getting the school a new one. To add to this, the Director of Education stated that a new Liaison Officer should be appointed imminently. He highlighted that Liaison Officers attended schools to support curriculums, for example religion, values and ethics and social education. To avoid what happened in Ammanford, Councillor Ward emphasised the need to ensure that lockdown procedures with these incidents were thorough. In response, the Director of Education noted that they had liaised with Carmarthenshire and all local authorities were involved in debriefs regarding lockdown procedures. They would more carefully at when bladed articles were brought into schools.
The Chair noted that there had been a request to add ‘school emergency lockdown policies and procedures’ to the work programme due to recent incidents nationwide. To add to this, Councillor Murphy requested that ‘crimes undertaken on school grounds’ also be added to the work programme. Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan; Seconded by Councillor Alistair Cameron. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the Forward Work Programme be accepted subject to the following additions: a) School emergency lockdown policies and procedures. b) Crimes undertaken on school grounds. Regarding school lockdown procedures, Councillor Woodham highlighted that the current procedures in place worked very well and there were no problems with the ones in place. The Chair concurred with this and highlighted that a school could go into lockdown for something minor like a loose dog in the playground. – should not be alarmed for public procedure With regards to the items added onto the agenda, Councillor Dennison suggested that the Committee looked at how the Police got involved in schools. He noted that Milford Haven School had not had a Police Liaison Officer for years. In response, the Chair reiterated that a letter was sent to the Dyfed Powys Police Crime Commissioner to ask him for his support in getting the school a new one. To add to this, the Director of Education stated that a new Liaison Officer should be appointed imminently. He highlighted that Liaison Officers attended schools to support curriculums, for example religion, values and ethics and social education. To avoid what happened in Ammanford, Councillor Ward emphasised the need to ensure that lockdown procedures with these incidents were thorough. In response, the Director of Education noted that they had liaised with Carmarthenshire and all local authorities were involved in debriefs regarding lockdown procedures. They would more carefully at when bladed articles were brought into schools.
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RESOLVED The Committee: a) Considers the impact of the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy to be positive and continue to support it going forward. b) Expresses its appreciation to Milford Haven School for their work regarding the Mobile Phone Policy. Will review and evaluate the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy at a future meeting.
The Committee considered a report by the Head of Education Improvement & Commissioning who outlined the key points of the report, including the start of an overarching mobile phone policy following the implementation of their policy. He outlined the successes and feedback regarding the policy as stated in the report. To add to this, Mr Sean Thomas, Mr Daryl John and pupils Darcey and Riley presented a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the mobile phone scheme at Milford Haven School: · Phones in school had caused conflicts between pupils and staff. · The previous policy was that the mobile phone would be confiscated on the second warning. Some pupils would not hand their phone over and this led to internal exclusions. · Mobiles on school site were used to film antisocial behaviour which created safeguarding issues and caused distractions during lessons. · The new policy’s aim was to get pupils more focused and show them when it was not appropriate to use phones. · Face to face communication had improved amongst pupils as they could not use their phones during breaks. · Following its implementation in September, pupils caught on their phones had to hand them to teachers to be put in a locked box until the pupil’s parent/guardian collected it. · Since 1st September, there had been 315 confiscations and pupils were more compliant to hand their phones over which meant that there were no internal exclusions. · Less phones were being confiscated on average daily throughout the year. · Parental support had been strong with some parents opting for their child’s phone to stay in school for weeks when they were caught with it. · There had been 17 instances since September where a pupil refused to hand their phone in, but parents came in and got their child’s phone off them. · The school was noisier at break times because pupils were interacting more. · Prefects found that more time was spent learning amongst the student body as teachers did not need to ask pupils to get off their phones. · Less pupils spent breaktimes on their own and they talked more in groups. · Mental health had improved amongst pupils and they had been using school Chromebooks more to access their timetables. · Not all staff members were consistent with the phone policy as some would give multiple warnings and avoid asking for a repeat offender’s phone. · They would like to improve on getting students off their phones to look at their timetables and have them rely more on asking reception or using the school’s Cromebooks. · Teachers were concerned about the new policy working before its implementation. · Cyberbullying in schooltime had reduced and there had been a big reduction in deliberate misdemeanours. · Writing stamina had increased since the policy and writing works had become more detailed. · Support will be put in place for supply teachers so they felt that they could securely enforce the new policy. The Chair praised the work of the school with the new policy and their honestly with implementing the scheme. To add to this, Councillor Cameron highlighted the pastoral care observed when the School Scrutiny Panel visited the school. He concurred the issue that mobiles caused in education and queried why one school said that it did not improve the issue with bullying. In response, the Head of Education Improvement & Commissioning highlighted that the evaluation data in report was initial, and they would continue to look at the impact of bullying. Regarding the policy, the Director of Education said that it had been successful with regards to schools agreeing to implement and monitor their mobile phone policies. All schools thought the new policy would be more difficult to implement than it was, and all schools were focusing on consistency. With regards to the Panel’s visit, Councillor Skyrme-Blackhall noted that the school was honest with its difficulties, but pupils were open and engaged with the Panel. She said that it was essential that the policy continued to be implemented as mobiles negatively impacted the cognitive development of children. Councillor Dennison concurred with Councillor Skyrme-Blackhall’s comments and highlighted the work done by the Prefects to enforce the policy. Councillor Bowen noted that her partner’s mental health had improved since the mobile phone policy was implemented at their school and he was confiscated much less phones than before. She emphasised that parental support for the mobile phone policy was essential to its success. In response to a question from Mr Parkin regarding parental resistance to the policy, Mr Thomas said that they only had two parents who resisted the schemes implementation, but they were now in favour of it. Most the concerns raised were around children commuting back to their houses. He continued that they had parents pick up their child’s phone so the parent could emphasise the importance of following school rules in private. Regarding teachers and the policy, Councillor Ward queried if the policy was enforced on teachers as well as pupils who saw teachers on their phone would question why they could not go on theirs. In response, Mr John stated that the policy was for pupils only but there had been instances where teachers would be browsing on their phones in front of pupils. They were allowed to keep them for emergencies, for example, within their school role or for family emergencies. However, most teachers did keep off their phones in front of pupils. At Ysgol Bro Preseli, Councillor Ward noted that they used walkie talkies instead of mobile phones to communicate amongst the staff body. He stated that this would be better than work mobile phones as teachers should lead by example. Mrs Nicola Moore noted that children forming relationships with electrical devices at younger ages, even if it was just so they could watch children’s programmes. At the start of secondary school, all students were expected to have a mobile. She concluded that an overarching school mobile phone policy enforced the parental view of children not needing their phone in school. The Chair noted that it was the Committee’s resolution that there should be an overarching mobile phone policy for schools. To add to this, Councillor Murphy said that this highlighted the effectiveness of scrutiny, and he praised the work done by the Director of Education and the individual schools for implementing their mobile phone policies. He noted that Ysgol Penryhn Dewi and other schools in Pembrokeshire were some of the first schools implementing mobile phone policies nationwide. Regarding the new policy, the Director of Education stated that a countywide policy was enforced because of the negative impact mobiles were having on learning. He noted that evidence showed that mobile phones could be addictive, and the policy helped mitigate this. With regards to a recommendation, Councillor Bowen suggested that the Committee resolve to look for other good practices with implementing the mobile phone policy at schools. In response to a query from Councillor Dennison regarding schools stopping visitors and parents using their phone on site, the Director of Education noted that this would be difficult to enforce, and it was not the school’s responsibility to do this. In her job working with children, Councillor Tinley said that they would not use their phones in front of the children and if their phone rang, they would ask the children’s permission to answer it. She noted that it was parent’s responsibility to manage their child’s mobile phone usage and consistency was needed to make the policy successful. A Motion was Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan to the effect that The Committee: a) Considers the impact of the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy to be positive and continue to support it going forward.at Committee considered the impact of the Directorate policy to be positive and will continue to support it going forward b) Expresses its appreciation to Milford Haven School for their work regarding the Mobile Phone Policy. Seconded by Councillor Alistair Cameron. Councillor Bowen requested that the Motion be amended to add The Committee will review and evaluate the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy at a future meeting. A Motion was Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan to the effect that The Committee: a) Considers the impact of the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy to be positive and continue to support it going forward. b) Expresses its appreciation to Milford Haven School for their work regarding the Mobile Phone Policy. c) Will review and evaluate the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy at a future meeting. Seconded by Councillor Alistair Cameron. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED The Committee: a) Considers the impact of the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy to be positive and continue to support it going forward. b) Expresses its appreciation to Milford Haven School for their work regarding the Mobile Phone Policy. Will review and evaluate the Directorate’s Mobile Phone Policy at a future meeting.
The Meeting adjourned at 11:11 and reconvened at 11:20.
Agenda Item No.9c - Welsh Liberal Democrat Group Budget Proposal for Pembrokeshire County Council 2025-26, was taken as the next item of business.
Regarding the Welsh Liberal Democrat Budget Proposal, Councillor Cormack noted that individual school budgets were a key element of their budget proposal. He stated that Greenhill School existed special measures in 2022 because they enforced ‘tight financial controls’. 48 out of 61 schools in Pembrokeshire were struggling financially like Greenhill and more cuts to school budgets could lead to all schools being in deficit. He highlighted that they were in favour of keeping school budget cuts to 2% as more cuts could impact education and extracurricular activities. Councillor Cameron requested for the Committee’s feedback on this proposed budget as a last-minute budget proposal would not be beneficial. The Chair thanked the Welsh Liberal Democrat Group for producing a budget proposal. With regards to school budget cuts, Councillor Dennison noted that the proposed school budget cut was 3.25% and he queried if governor services would be able to keep running with the budget cuts or if they would be scrapped. In response, Councillor Cormack said that he looked at all 171 of the proposed budget saving measures and 168 of them were under the Chief Executive’s control. The three measures that involved school budget cuts would be for individual school governing bodies to manage. Regarding council tax increases, he said that Full Council could determine how much they wished to increase it by. Unlike prevention measures with social care, Councillor Cormack said that it was not too late to resolve the school budget issue. With regards to School Governors, Councillor Skyrme-Blackhall said that the financial issues schools faced could affect the commitment of a Governor’s role. She queried how this would affect the Council. Councillor Cormack concurred with this and noted that if support could not be provided by the Council, then this would affect school budgets even more. In response to the points raised, the Director of Education emphasised that the Directorate acknowledged the impact that School Governors had in managing school budgets. In terms of Governors not wanting to manage difficult school budgets, he noted that recruiting Governors was already difficult and there were a lot of vacancies. In principle, Councillor Murphy said that he was in favour of keeping school budget cuts to 2% but there were concerns where else the cuts would be taken. He disagreed with the proposal that the Enhancing Pembrokeshire Fund be scrapped. A discussion was had on whether the other political parties of the Council were planning to submit an alternative budget ahead of the Budget Council meeting. Councillor Cormack queried if the Committee would support the 2% school budget cut. In response, the Chair said that the Committee did not want to see budget cuts to schools, but he was personally in favour of changing the budget operating model. A discussion was had on whether the proposed Welsh Liberal Democrat Budget would focus on spending money on non-statutory services. A Motion was Moved by Councillor Alistair Cameron to the effect: The Committee supports the cut in school budgets being limited to 2%. Seconded by Councillor Maureen Bowen. For the Motion – Councillors Alistair Cameron and Maureen Bowen [2] Against the Motion – Councillors Rhys Jordan, Viv Stoddart and Alan Dennison [3] Abstaining – Councillors David Howlett, Huw Murphy, Anji Tinley, Nick Neumann, Sam Skyrme-Blackhall and Iwan Ward [6] The Motion was lost. A Motion was Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan to the effect: That the Welsh Liberal Democrat Group Budget Proposal be noted. Seconded by Councillor Huw Murphy. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. The Co-Optees did not vote as this was not an educational matter.
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RESOLVED That the Council Budget for 2025-26 and the MTFP for 2025-26 to 2028- 29 be noted. The Co-Optees did not vote as this was not an educational matter.
The Committee considered a report by the Director of Resources on the Outline draft Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-26 to 2028-29 and Provisional Local Government Settlement for 2025-26. The Director of Resources highlighted the key points of the report, including the funding gap and need to increase council tax to deliver services. Regarding non-statutory services, Councillor Howlett queried whether the proposed budget would include spending money on projects that did not support the Council’s services. In response, Councillor Woodham stated that he could not answer this, but he highlighted that he struggled to protect school budgets from cuts annually. He said that a council tac increase would be needed to protect schools from having their budget cut. If regeneration projects were scrapped, then this could impact Pembrokeshire’s future economy. He concluded that the Council needed to legally approve a budget, and he expressed his concern that it was unclear how the Council would vote. The Chair praised the work done by Councillor Woodham in his capacity as the Cabinet Member for Education. With regards to the 2% proposed school budget cut, Councillor Dennison stated that he voted against it because it was unknown if the social services budget would be cut in favour of the school budget. He also noted that the report did not reference assets that could be disposed of. Regarding capital expenditure, Councillor Cameron noted that they were controversial but as they were historical decisions and funded by different funds. He concluded that capital expenditure in the future should be spent on schools like Milford Haven School’s new build. With regards to regeneration projects, the Chair said that schools should have been invested in before these projects. He reiterated that how services were delivered needed to be amended. At a budget briefing session, Councillor Dennison noted that it was raised that there was a post -16 transport budget of £700,000 which would reduce the Council to the statutory minimum if it was removed. He queried if this could be incorporated with the empty buses that ran to meet school bus requirements. In response, the Director of Education said that the school transport policy for 2025-26 had already been set as it needed to be set a year in advance. However, it was in the ‘dep red’ as the Council always provided school transport for under 18s. Some parents put their children on public buses to get to school, especially between Milford Haven and Haverfordwest and Fishguard to St. Davids; this had created concerns that buses would be overflowing. He concluded that the transport policy for 2026-27 will be discussed by Cabinet in Autumn 2025. Councillor Dennison said that this measure should be removed from the budget modular. The Recommendation was Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan; Seconded by Councillor Alan Dennison. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the Council Budget for 2025-26 and the MTFP for 2025-26 to 2028- 29 be noted. The Co-Optees did not vote as this was not an educational matter.
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RESOLVED That the Committee notes the contents of the report and urges the Senior Leadership Team to support the Accelerated Change Programme bid.
The Finance Manager presented a PowerPoint presentation which highlighted the key points in his report on Schools Falling into Budget Deficits. He highlighted that school budgets were expected to fall by £1.789 million in 2025, the decline in school balances and that 58 out of 61 schools have purchased an Education Finance SLA (service level agreement) which enabled some school to recover from their deficit position. With regards to governors, Councillor Dennison queried how extra governors would be funded when they are appointed to resolve school budget issues. In response, the Director of Education stated that if a school required a warning letter under the School Standards and Organisations Act, extra governors were appointed by the Governor’s Support Team. This has happened more frequently recently and most of the extra governors were recruited from the Council’s ‘officer pool’. Councillor Dennison noted that historically school struggled to obtain local authority appointed governors. He added that schools spent a lot of money on pupil referral units, supply teachers and appease Estyn. Regarding special measures, Councillor Cameron queried what prospect there would be if the Council fell back into special measures. In response, the Director of Education said that schools and the Council should not do things purely for Estyn and should do things for the pupils. He noted that Estyn would likely challenge the Council on its financial position as the Council needed to fund sustainable education improvement. With regards to the support package, Mr Parkin said that this would be welcome to any school governor. He queried if this support was the same for voluntarily aided schools and he noted that school reorganisation would be pivotal in dealing with school budgets and schools were facing declining pupil numbers and rising running costs. In response, the Director of Education confirmed that the support package was available for all schools. Benchmarking work was being undertaken at all schools regarding staff issues, He noted that Council set up the School Modernisation Working Group in 2024 and it was looking at school organisation. 70% of school funding came from pupil placements so if there were less pupils at a school then there would be less money available for the school. The Director of Education continued that the Council would save between £50,000-£70,000 per school closure, depending on its size but it would only gain money through capital receipts which was difficult to obtain. To add to this, the Finance Manager emphasised the impact that inflation was having on school budgets as well as the reduction in grant funding that was available. This exasperated the situation for schools already in a financial deficit. Councillor Dennison noted that the Finance Manager did have good budget saving ideas for schools. He queried what the process was with disposing old school buildings as they were good sites for housing developments, and they would be empty for years. He also questioned why a new school in Milford Haven was being considered when pupil numbers were decreasing. In response, Councillor Woodham stated that forecasted pupil numbers affected planned housing developments and proposed new schools. New school building had to be done with Welsh Government, so the Council needed to be compliant with their regulations. He concluded that any school organisation proposals would be decided through Full Council. In answering Councillor Dennison’s queries, the Finance Manager said that the financial plan was a key document which showed the trajectory for all schools in Pembrokeshire that headed for financial difficulties with the current projections. Schools would need to think strategically to maximise budget saving measures as soon as possible. Councillor Murphy noted the importance of controlling the amount of money spent on education and achieving the best outcomes. He noted that the Council needed to change how it did things until the surplus of school places reduced. The Chair concurred with Councillor Murphy’s comments and added that it was essential and difficult work to reorganise schools in Pembrokeshire. To add to this, Councillor Murphy recalled that the Council was in the same situation now as it was 20 years ago with excess school places. With regards to funding, the Chair highlighted that services that Welsh Government said schools had to provide were not funded by Welsh Government, for example free school meals, and the Council needed to fund a lot more. A Motion was Moved by Councillor Rhys Jordan to the effect: That the Committee notes the contents of the report and urges the Senior Leadership Team to support the Accelerated Change Programme bid. Seconded by Councillor Alan Dennison. The vote, undertaken by way of a roll-call, was carried. The votes were recorded as follows: For the Motion – Councillors Rhys Jordan, Alistair Cameron, David Howlett, Huw Murphy, Anji Tinley, Viv Stoddart, Nick Neumann, Maureen Bowen, Alan Dennison, Sam Skyrme-Blackhall, Iwan Ward, Mr James Parkin, Mrs Nicola Moore and Rev. John Cecil [14] There were no votes against or abstentions. RESOLVED That the Committee notes the contents of the report and urges the Senior Leadership Team to support the Accelerated Change Programme bid.
There was no update.
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RESOLVED That the report be noted.
The Committee considered a report by the Director of Education who outlined the key points and noted that all the information in the report was publicly available on the Eisteddfod’s website. There were a lot of opportunities for members of the public to get involved in community events and fundraising. Councillor Murphy emphasised the importance of the Eisteddfod being for the whole of Pembrokeshire and that it supported the Welsh language and economy. He thanked the Cabinet Member and officers for their work with this. Mrs Moore concurred with this and stated that it would be good to attract people in south Pembrokeshire to the Welsh language. To add to this, the Chair said that they could measure the success of the Eisteddfod by seeing how many English speakers attended. The Director of Education highlighted that it was important for the Eisteddfod to be for Welsh speakers and non-Welsh speakers who wanted to learn and engage with the language. He noted that the Welsh language tent was always successful at the Eisteddfod. Regarding Welsh medium schools, Councillor Murphy noted that Ysgol Bro Penfro opened recently and they children there were singing in Welsh. He praised the work done by the Council in bringing the Welsh language to all areas of the county. [Councillor Alan Dennison left the meeting at this juncture at 12:54] Mrs Moore highlighted that learning the Welsh language was essential for students in schools to improve their learning experience. The Chair concurred with this. The Recommendation was Moved by Councillor Alistair Cameron; Seconded by Councillor Huw Murphy. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the report be noted.
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