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

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

Children Accessing Alternative provision (including Health needs)

·           General update; numbers; reasons, etc

Presentation

Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Treating Care Experience as a Protected Characteristic – Consultation with Care Leavers

·           Key findings from consultation

Report

Chair of Corporate Parenting Members’ Group

MID CYCLE BRIEFING - FRIDAY 8^TH NOVEMBER 2024 AT 11.00AM

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

TBC

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

TBC

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

Tuesday 25^th July 2024 at 2.00pm (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 2.00pm (in respect of the Committee meeting on 19^th March)

To be determined