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AGREED – That, subject to the aforementioned amendments the work programme be agreed.
AGREED – (i) That the Committee thank the Lead Member and Officers for the report and acknowledge the progress made in delivering the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. (ii) That the next annual update be scheduled for 12 months’ time and include a more detailed breakdown of the funding and expenditure for Band B projects including local authority match funding. (iii) That a report on the draft proposed Sustainable Communities Rolling Programme after Band B be scheduled for the meeting in December 2023.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Beryl Blackmore, Pete Howell and co-opted member Mrs Alison Fisher.
AGREED – That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 9 March 2023 be signed as a correct record.
Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare the existence and nature of any personal interest in respect of any of the business to be transacted at this meeting. The following declarations were made: Councillor Becca Martin – LA appointed Governor and family member attending local school. Councillors Dana Davies, Frank Hemmings, Corin Jarvis and Alison Tynan – LA appointed school governors. The Councillors remained in the meeting and claimed an exemption under Paragraph 12(2) of the Members’ Code of Conduct taking part in the discussion thereon.
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AGREED – That, subject to the aforementioned amendments the work programme be agreed.
The Chief Officer Governance & Customer submitted a report (COGC/36/23s) to consider the work programme of the Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee. Presenting the report the Scrutiny Facilitator drew Members’ attention to the following: · School Transport – deferred from today’s meeting to the meeting scheduled for 11 May 2023 at 3pm · Developments in Therapeutic Provision – An Information Report to be circulated to Committee Members in May/June detailing additional support being provided for pupils with challenging behaviours · Pupil well-being – a progress report to be submitted to the meeting in March 2024 with focus on the evaluation of impact of the support for pupil well-being. · Pupil Transition – the next progress report would be scheduled for the meeting in November 2023. · Data sharing session on PASS data to be scheduled to be held before the June meeting. Members considered the report. In light of the above changes it was proposed that the PIAP report be deferred from the May meeting to the meeting scheduled for 15 June 2023 to accommodate report on School Transport. AGREED – That, subject to the aforementioned amendments the work programme be agreed.
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AGREED – (i) That the Committee thank the Lead Member and Officers for the report and acknowledge the progress made in delivering the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. (ii) That the next annual update be scheduled for 12 months’ time and include a more detailed breakdown of the funding and expenditure for Band B projects including local authority match funding. (iii) That a report on the draft proposed Sustainable Communities Rolling Programme after Band B be scheduled for the meeting in December 2023.
The Lead Member for Education submitted a report (COEEI/10/23s) to highlight further progress against the programme and more up to date data available on condition and capacities of schools. Members considered the report and during debate the following matters were highlighted: · The Lead Member and Education Officers conveyed their gratitude to Welsh Government (WG) for their significant funding programme. · Noted that the Executive Board would consider a proposed rolling Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme (SCLP) after Band B to cover a 9 year span in Spring 2024 based on the strategic drivers for projects. Scrutiny wished to feed in to the process. · Information requested regarding the remaining funding for delivery of the Band B projects. It was agreed to circulate a more detailed breakdown of the funding to Members of the Committee. · The pandemic, rising materials and labour costs had impacted on some existing projects resulting in variations in project costs. · Noted that all new projects will have a requirement to be Net Zero Carbon. · Schools and colleges under the new rules would also be required to demonstrate a 20% reduction on the amount of embodied carbon. As an example, wifi networks being turned off in schools at night which could save 150 tonnes of carbon over 7 years. · Noted that the Education Service’s bid for Welsh medium Capital – Welsh Government Grant had been successful. · Suggested that the workshop for Members of the Committee with information on the categorisation of Condition B secondary schools via their individual components be held on site at Ysgol Llan y Pwll. · The level of capacity in schools was being monitored. Information which included the number on roll as well as the current calculated capacity was sent to WG. More detail was provided in relation to the capacity of special provision. · Request for update in relation to the Welsh Medium education White Paper which aimed to increase the provision of education through the medium of Welsh. Noted that some English medium schools were already transitioning to provide some of the curriculum in Welsh. The LA had set a target in the WESP for number of pupils to be educated through the medium of Welsh but there were currently issues in being able to recruit Welsh speaking teachers. Response to White Paper to be submitted middle of June. · Planning Section 106 agreements in respect of developer contribution to schools. It was important to ensure that these were pursued and were set at an appropriate level. · The impact of pupils attending schools out of county or out of the local area. Officers confirmed that this information was tracked at the end of year and shared with schools and the admissions forum. AGREED – (i) That the Committee thank the Lead Member and Officers for the report and acknowledge the progress made in delivering the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. (ii) That the next annual update be scheduled for 12 months’ time and include a more detailed breakdown of the funding and expenditure for Band B projects including local authority match funding. (iii) That a report on the draft proposed Sustainable Communities Rolling Programme after Band B be scheduled for the meeting in December 2023.
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