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 - FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2024 AT 11.00AM

Draft Work Programme 2024/25

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

COMMITTEE MEETING - FRIDAY 6TH 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 and presentation

 

Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion

SEND Employment Forum

·           Update

Presentation

Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion

 

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 - Heather Pearson, Independent Scrutineer and Chair of NYSCP

 

Stuart Carlton, Corporate Director

 

 

 

 


COMMITTEE MEETING - WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY 2025 AT 10.00AM

Care Experience as a Protected Characteristic Task and Finish Group

 

·           Update on the Task and Finish Group meetings

·           Key findings

·           Recommendations to Full Council in February 2025

Report and presentation

 

Mel Hutchinson, Assistant Director Children and Families

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

Draft Work Programme 2024/25

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


 COMMITTEE MEETING - WEDNESDAY 19TH 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 and Presentation

Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion

Criminal exploitation

 

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

Report

Mel Hutchinson, 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

 

Report

Louise Wallace, Corporate Director

North Yorkshire SACRE Annual Report 2023/2024

·         Examination results in Religious Education.

·         How SACRE has engaged with Schools

·         Progress against its Development Plan

 

Report

Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion

 

ITEMS FOR MID CYCLE BRIEFING

DATE

POTENTIAL ITEM

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

 

To be determined

Friday 24th January 2025 at 2.00pm (in respect of the Committee meeting on 19th March)

 

To be determined