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The following declaration of interest was made at the meeting: -

(a)  Councillor T Munt – agenda items relating to Inclusion – Governor at Special School in Somerset - non-pecuniary.

The Advisory Board is asked to accept the notes of the meeting.

The notes of the Advisory Board meeting held on Tuesday 25 January 2022 were agreed and no amendments suggested.

The Chair 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 Chair’s discretion.

There were no public questions.

To receive an update from the Governance Manager, Scrutiny and discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, attached are:

a) The Committee’s work programme

b) The Committee’s Outcome Tracker

Please use the following link to view the latest Cabinet Forward Plan of planned key decisions that have been published on the Council’s website Cabinet Forward Plan of Key Decisions

The work programme and outcome tracker and the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in the forthcoming months, including Cabinet meetings, was considered.

It was noted that this is the last meeting in the Municipal Year as the meeting on Monday 4 April has been cancelled. There is an  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

To welcome Dr Rob Hart, Assistant Director, Inclusion and Mr Brian Walton, Head Teacher, Brookside Academy to the meeting for this agenda item.

Note – The Chair will be allowing 1 hour 20 – 1 hour 30 mins for agenda items 6 and 7 to allow for discussion.

The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting for this agenda item - the Council’s Assistant Director, Inclusion, Dr Rob Hart and Mr Brian Walton, Head Teacher Brookside Academy.

The Board received a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, providing an update on the Inclusion Inquiry which is being led by school leaders  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

To consider presentation from Dr Rob Hart, Assistant Director, Inclusion, Mr Phil Curd, Strategic Manager and Ms Emily Walters, Head of Virtual School.

An overview presentation will be given at the meeting to draw out the main points.

The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting for this agenda item - the Council’s Assistant Director, Inclusion, Dr Rob Hart, Mr Phil Curd, Strategic Manager, Access & Additional Learning Needs and Ms Emily Walters, Head Virtual School & Learning Support. Prior to the meeting, the Board had received more detailed PowerPoint  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider presentation from Ms Helen Price, Assistant Director Commissioning & Performance and Ms Julie Breeze, Strategic Manager.

Note – The Chair will be allowing 50 minutes for this agenda item to allow for discussion.

The Chair welcomed the Council’s Assistant Director Commissioning & Performance, Ms Helen Price to the meeting for this agenda item. Ms Price gave a PowerPoint presentation which updated the Board on homes for children, high needs fostering and therapeutic education, which followed on from the presentation to Members in June 2021.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

(a)    Trauma Informed Somerset

If Committee members have any questions or comments on the information, please contact fabbott@somerset.gov.uk in the first instance and before the date of the meeting.

The advisory board noted that the following information item would now be circulated to members following the meeting - Trauma Informed Somerset.

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.

The Chair said that as this was the last formal meeting of the Committee of the 5-year period he wanted to place on record his thanks to Committee members, Cabinet members and support officers. He thanked the Vice Chair, Cllr Rod Williams for his help and support and that it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.