CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE – WORK PROGRAMME 2023/2024
The interests of young people, including education, care and protection and family support.
FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2023 - COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.00 A.M. |
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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
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· Summary of the results of the bi-annual survey of primary and secondary school pupils in the county
· Identification of trends
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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. |
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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. |
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ITEM |
DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT |
METHOD |
LEAD |
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - Annual Report 2022/2023
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· 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. |
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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
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· 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 |
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
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