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Disclosures of Personal & Prejudicial Interests. Decision: None Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Decision: Approved Minutes: Resolved that the
Minutes of the Education and Skills Service Transformation Committee held on 8
November be approved and signed as a correct record. |
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Supporting Sufficient Specialist Places. PDF 237 KB Decision: For Information Minutes: The Head of Vulnerable Learners presented a “for information” report regarding the Supporting Sufficient Specialist Places programme. The report outlined both the current position and future plans. Further to the circulated report, she verbally updated members on the proposals and issues contained within the report. The progress made since the Committee had last discussed the matter in September was outlined and detailed in the report, particularly around the following three areas: · Data collation and research – data collected
from a wide range of different sources and agencies on both current and
predicted trends, analysis and identifying of the key themes arising from the
data, change team undertook an away day to consider and review data, clear
identification of an increase in need and demand for specialist teaching, year
on year increase shown for pre-school ALN needs, potential impact of recent
Estyn & National Academy for Education Leadership (NAEL) publications. · Change team progress – make up of team
outlined, regular meetings taking place, team agreed new model and have
identified the funding model for the review of the specialist teaching
facilities, report to cabinet in the new year which will outline the new model
for specialist teaching facilities going forward, headteachers to be updated on
these proposals in spring term. · Pilot projects - two schools involved
in the mini bus pilot at Clwyd Primary School and Ysgol Pen y Bryn have now
adopted the transport arrangements on a permanent basis due to the benefits indentified, grant funding has been secured to purchase two
additional mini buses to support the project’s sustainability. The Dylan Thomas
Cluster Enhanced Provision Project is progressing well with staff now appointed
and it is hoped that the provision will open in January 2023 with access for
children within the cluster, the pilot is being grant funded and analysis will
be critical to assess whether or not all, or part, of the elements should be
taken forward as a longer term arrangement. Members discussed the report and verbal update and asked
various questions around the issues and topics detailed above, particularly
around the following areas: · Potential
and options and feasibility of expanding the mini bus pilot; · Availability
of staff to operate the mini bus and training issues; · Increasing
demand for ALN services and reduction in local authority budgets; · Need
for increased national funding for ALN provision; The Officer and Cabinet Member responded accordingly. The Chair thanked the Head of Vulnerable Learners for her
report and update. |
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Decision: Noted Minutes: The Chair outlined the workplan for the committee for the
remainder of 2023/2024. Agreed that the workplan be noted. |