CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME 2024/2025

SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE

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

MID CYCLE BRIEFING - THURSDAY 25^TH JULY 2024 AT 2.00PM

Draft Work Programme 2024/25

Consideration of work programme and agenda items for Committee meeting on 4^th October 2024

COMMITTEE MEETING - FRIDAY 4^TH OCTOBER 2024 AT 10.00AM

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

Strategic Review

·           Update on this review

Presentation

Corporate Director

North Yorkshire Youth Commission – feedback from Young People

·           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)

Presentation

Assistant Director, Children and Families

Child Death Overview Panel – Annual Report 2023/2024

·            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 

North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) - Annual Report 2023/2024

·            Summary of the work of the Partnership between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024.

Report and presentation

Corporate Director and Executive Chair and Independent Scrutineer of NYSCP

Children Accessing Alternative provision (including Health needs)

·           General update; numbers; reasons, etc

Presentation

Assistant Director, Inclusion

MID CYCLE BRIEFING - FRIDAY 8^TH NOVEMBER 2024 AT 2.00PM

Draft Work Programme 2024/25

Consideration of work programme and agenda items for Committee meeting on 6^th December 2024

COMMITTEE MEETING - FRIDAY 6^TH DECEMBER 2024 AT 10.00AM

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

SEND Provision in the Scarborough and Whitby Area

·           Update on progress against the suggested actions in the report of the Task and Finish Group on SEND Provision in the Scarborough and Whitby Area - one year on from when the report was presented to this Committee

Report

Assistant Director, Inclusion

North Yorkshire SACRE Annual Report 2023/2024

·           Examination results in Religious Education.

·           How SACRE has engaged with Schools

·           Progress against its Development Plan

Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

SEND Employment Forum

·           Update

Presentation

Assistant Director, Inclusion

MID CYCLE BRIEFING – FRIDAY 24^TH JANUARY 2024 AT 2.00PM

Draft Work Programme 2024/25

Consideration of work programme and agenda items for Committee meeting on 19^th March 2025

 COMMITTEE MEETING - WEDNESDAY 19^TH MARCH 2025 AT 10.00AM

ITEM

DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT

METHOD

LEAD

Schools Update

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

-        Performance and standards

-        Funding

-        Strategic planning

·           Financial position

Report/Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills and Assistant Director, Strategic Resources

Criminal exploitation

·           An update on those areas where criminals seek to exploit children and young people.  For example, County Lines

Presentation

Assistant Director, Children and Families 

Director of Public Health Annual Report

·           Director of Public Health to share the main outcomes and conclusions from her Annual Report, together with priorities for the year ahead

Presentation

Director of Public Health

Friday 12^th July 2024 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 4^th October)

To be determined

Friday 8^th November 2024 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 6^th December)

To be determined

Friday 24^th January 2025 at 11.00 a.m. (in respect of the Committee meeting on 19^th March)

To be determined