CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – WORK PROGRAMME 2023/2024

 

SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE

The interests of young people, including education, care and protection and family support.

 

PROGRAMME FOR FORMAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS (PLEASE NOTE: SOME ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE/CONFIRMATION)

 

FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2023 - COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.00 A.M.

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

Annual Report of the Young People’s Champion

·           Summary of the work of the Young People’s Champion, covering her year in the role

Report

Councillor Alyson Baker

Growing up in North Yorkshire Survey

 

·           Summary of the results of the bi-annual survey of primary and secondary school pupils in the county

 

·           Identification of trends

 

Report/Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Early Years Update

·           The number of providers and how this compares with 2021

 

·           The financial support available to providers

 

·           Any update on some of the initiatives that were referred to previously, such as the Healthy Early Years Award

Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Scrutiny Task and Finish Group re SEND Provision in Scarborough

·           Proposed Terms of Reference

Report

Assistant Director, Inclusion

 

 

 

FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023 - COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.00 A.M.

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

Children’s Mental Health

·           Update on demand pressures and unmet need

 

·           The impact of social isolation and disruption to education on children and young people’s mental health

 

·           The level of that impact – is it primarily, say, low level anxiety - or more profound?

Report and presentation

Assistant Director, Inclusion

School Closures/Governors

·           Why a School is closed i.e. the process and how Academies work within this.

 

·           Whether School closures and a lack of Governors is related.  How Governors are recruited; trained; and retained.

Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Child Death Overview Panel – Annual Report 2022/2023

·            Information on the number of children who have died; whether the death was expected or unexpected; and the category of death.

Report and presentation

Assistant Director, Children and Families 

 

 

FRIDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2023 - COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.00 A.M.

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - Annual Report 2022/2023

 

·            Summary on the work of the Partnership between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.

Report and presentation

Corporate Director

Report of the Task and Finish Group re SEND Provision in Scarborough

·            To consider the draft report

Report

Assistant Director, Inclusion

Transitions

·            How well is the interface working between the Directorate and Health and Adult Services?

To be determined

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Strengthening the Offer for Post-16 Education

·            The current offer and proposals for building on this.

 

NOTE: This is one of the Rural Commission’s recommendations.  As part of this, it may be possible to build in another of its recommendations – Pioneering a two-stream education system post-GCSE in rural and remote areas – vocational and academic.

To be determined

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Financial position - Children and Young People’s Service

·           Information on Local Authority Maintained Schools accumulated balances information and projected start budget information by school phase.

·           Update on school funding arrangements for 2024/2025.

Report

Assistant Director, Strategic Resources

 

 

FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2024 - COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.00 A.M.

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

Schools Update

·           The current picture, in terms of figures for all North Yorkshire Council Schools and Academies, including:

 

-        Performance and standards/Attainment results

-        Funding

-        Strategic planning

-        Attendance, admissions

Report/Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

County Lines

 

 

·           The situation nationally

 

·           The position in North Yorkshire

 

·           The approach in North Yorkshire

Presentation

Assistant Director, Children and Families  

Drugs and Alcohol Strategy

·           Update on progress

Presentation

Director of Public Health

Healthy Child Programme

·           Are the desired outcomes being achieved?

·           Data on Breakfast Clubs provision

Presentation

Public Health

 

 

 

 

 

ITEMS FOR MID CYCLE BRIEFING

DATE

POTENTIAL ITEM

Friday 14th July 2023 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 1st September)

SEND Update (to include Education Health Care Plans)

Friday 13th October 2023 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 8th December)

North Yorkshire Youth Commission - Feedback from young people on the work they are doing as part of the commission and their priorities for the year ahead (Link in with Children and Young People’s Service Participation Team)

 

Youth Provision outside of Schools

Friday 26th January 2024 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 23rd February)

Young Carers

 

One Adoption Agency - Yorkshire and Humber - Annual Report