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RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 7th and 22nd May be confirmed as a correct record.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted
RESOLVED: (a) That the scale of the demand-led financial pressures facing schools and the Portfolio in order to make suitable provision for children with Additional Learning Needs, be acknowledged; (b) That the pressures within the context of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and future budget allocations be noted; (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to the Senior Manager (Inclusion and Progression) to thank her and the Additional Learning Team for their hard work and their achievements with reduced budgets; and (d) That the Committee request that the option of utilising, the additional funding of £1.205m from the introduction of the funding floor by Welsh Government (WG) for local authority funding, allocated to reserves at the County Council meeting on 24th February 2025, for the Additional Learning Team, be investigated.
RESOLVED: (a) That the rationale for the Belonging Strategy and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date be noted; and (b) That the vision set out in the Belonging Strategy, which is recognised as tremendous value, is used by the Committee as a reference point when making decisions on priorities and resource allocation.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 7th and 22nd May be confirmed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meetings held on the 7 May 2025 and 22 May 2025 were presented for approval. RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 7th and 22nd May be confirmed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted
The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented the Forward Work Programme (Agenda item 4) to consider the Committee’s current Forward Work Programme and progress with actions. In response to comments made by Councillor Andrew Parkhurst on the outstanding actions shown in the action tracking document, the Facilitator said that she would chase responses to the actions following the meeting. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the scale of the demand-led financial pressures facing schools and the Portfolio in order to make suitable provision for children with Additional Learning Needs, be acknowledged; (b) That the pressures within the context of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and future budget allocations be noted; (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to the Senior Manager (Inclusion and Progression) to thank her and the Additional Learning Team for their hard work and their achievements with reduced budgets; and (d) That the Committee request that the option of utilising, the additional funding of £1.205m from the introduction of the funding floor by Welsh Government (WG) for local authority funding, allocated to reserves at the County Council meeting on 24th February 2025, for the Additional Learning Team, be investigated.
The Senior Manager (Inclusion & Progression) introduced the report (Agenda item 5) which provided an update on the Council’s implementation of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (ALNET). An overview of the challenges placed on schools and the Council by a rise in demand for additional learning provision (ALP) was also provided. The Chair suggested that report on the Parent Champion Programme and the work of the portfolio around family engagement be added to the Forward Work Programme to be presented to the Committee at a future meeting. Following comments made by Councillor Fran Lister, it was agreed that a copy of the Strategic Outline Plan previously submitted to Cabinet be circulated to the Committee for information. RESOLVED: (a) That the scale of the demand-led financial pressures facing schools and the Portfolio in order to make suitable provision for children with Additional Learning Needs, be acknowledged; (b) That the pressures within the context of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy and future budget allocations be noted; (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to the Senior Manager (Inclusion and Progression) to thank her and the Additional Learning Team for their hard work and their achievements with reduced budgets; and (d) That the Committee request that the option of utilising, the additional funding of £1.205m from the introduction of the funding floor by Welsh Government (WG) for local authority funding, allocated to reserves at the County Council meeting on 24th February 2025, for the Additional Learning Team, be investigated.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the rationale for the Belonging Strategy and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date be noted; and (b) That the vision set out in the Belonging Strategy, which is recognised as tremendous value, is used by the Committee as a reference point when making decisions on priorities and resource allocation.
The Senior Manager (Inclusion & Progression) introduced the report (Agenda item 6) and outlined the impact and challenges faced by children, parents and school staff colleagues which had led to the formation of the Belonging Strategy. An explanation was also provided on the areas identified for inclusion, the feedback received from the Young Flintshire pupils and head teachers together with an overview of the membership of the working group who would be helping to shape the Strategy. It was suggested that a further update report, to include information to demonstrate the impact of the practices, be added to the Committee’s FWP, to be presented to the Committee at a future meeting. RESOLVED: (a) That the rationale for the Belonging Strategy and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date be noted; and (b) That the vision set out in the Belonging Strategy, which is recognised as tremendous value, is used by the Committee as a reference point when making decisions on priorities and resource allocation.
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