Meeting documents

Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

Eileen Tipper declared an interest as a member of the Community Council for Somerset. 

Cllr Leigh Redman declared an interest as a Governor at The Willowdown Primary Academy.

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The minutes of the last meeting held on 26 January 2018 were accepted as being accurate and signed by the Chair. 

The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask a question or make a statement about any matter on the agenda for this meeting. These questions may be taken during the meeting, when the relevant agenda item is considered, at the Chairman’s discretion.  

There were 8 Public Questions in relation to Item 10.  The questions largely expressed concern regarding the effect that staff redundancies would have on the provision of services within SSE teams, particularly the PIMMS team.  Concern was expressed over how valuable services could continue to be provided with less staff  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.

To discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, the following documents are attached:

a) – The Cabinet’s latest published forward plan;

b) – Current Work Programme for the Committee;

c) – Outcome Tracker.

The Committee considered and noted the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in forthcoming months. 

The Committee considered and agreed its own work programme and the future agenda items listed. In addition was requested:

•           An update on changes to SSE services (20 April)

•           SEND Peer Review Update  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

To agree that this item be deferred to the 20 April meeting, at the request of Officers.

The Committee considered and agreed a request to defer this item to the 20 April meeting.  

To consider these reports.

The Committee considered this report that provided the Committee with details of the Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) a three year plan that had started in April 2016 that set out the actions the Council and its partners were taking to continue and sustain improvements in Children’s Services. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

To consider this report.

The Committee considered this report that provided an overview of the biennial review of the Council’s Education Travel policy to ensure it complied with legislation and statutory guidance. Appendix A was tabled at the meeting.  In addition to ensuring the revised policy provided more clarity and flexibility in terms of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

To consider this report.

The Committee considered this report that provided a summary of the Somerset outcomes through Ofsted inspections and performance data for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Assessments, KS1 and KS2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs), GCSE and A Level results for 2017. It was noted that also the report included comparisons of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

To consider this report and receive a presentation.

The Committee considered this report which explained SSE was an internal trading unit within the Council’s Commercial and Business Services Directorate that provides a wide range of 24 support services to schools and other education providers, with a turnover of approx. £19m and 400 staff.

The report was supplemented with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business.

There were no other items of business and the Chair thanked all those present for attending and closed the meeting at 13:05.