Agenda and minutes

Education & Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Monday 23 February 2015 7.00 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. View directions

Contact: Julie Timbrell Phone: 020 7525 0514 E-mail: julie.timbrell@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Share this item Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
2.	Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent Share this item In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	Disclosure of interests and dispensations Share this item Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Minutes Share this item A summary of the decisions taken at the meeting of 14 January are attached – full minutes to follow. Supporting documents: Summary of decisions 14 January 2015 , item 4. PDF 62 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Cabinet member interview: Cabinet Member for Children and Schools Share this item A report outlining the themes for the interview is attached. Supporting documents: Themes for cabinet lead interview , item 5. PDF 40 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
6.	SEND report Share this item SEND report is attached. Supporting documents: SEND report , item 6. PDF 111 KB SEND - Appendix 1 Transfer Plan , item 6. PDF 88 KB SEND - Appendix 2 , item 6. PDF 279 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Review: Attainment Gap - Education, employment & training for school leavers Share this item Officers will present on the Council Plan’s promise on education, employment and training: “We will guarantee education, employment or training for every school leaver, support 5,000 more local people into jobs and create 2,000 new apprenticeships.” Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Review: Attainment Gap - 'Tackling White Working Class Under achievement' Share this item A research paper is attached from Lambeth Council , and a research paper l from local residents Edna Mathieson and Peter Chester. Supporting documents: Raising The Achievement of White Working Class Pupils , item 8. PDF 969 KB Working Class Failure - Briefing Paper , item 8. PDF 84 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Review: Adoption - report and presentation from PAC- UK Share this item Dr Emma Gore Langton, Head of Education Service , will present on PAC-UKs work supporting permanently placed children in education. A report is attached. Supporting documents: PAC-UK Education Project Summary , item 9. PDF 103 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Review : Adoption - timeliness of adoption Share this item This is a follow on report on adoption timeliness requested by the sub-committee. Supporting documents: Timeliness of Adoption , item 10. PDF 73 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.
11.	Review: Attainment Gap - survey results Share this item Report on survey results is attached. Supporting documents: Attainment Gap survey results , item 11. PDF 156 KB Survey results Bethlem & Maudsley Hospital School appendix 1 , item 11. PDF 309 KB Survey results Ilderton Primary School attachment appendix 2 , item 11. PDF 502 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 11.
12.	Review: Free Healthy School Meals Share this item Minutes: View the minutes text for item 12.
13.	Work-plan Share this item Supporting documents: Work-plan , item 13. PDF 33 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 13.