Agenda and minutes

Corporate Parenting Committee - Wednesday 26 February 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Ground floor meeting rooms B and C, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH

Contact: Paula Thornton or Beverley Olamijulo 020 7525 4395 / 7234 Email: paula.thornton@southwark.gov.uk or beverley.olamijulo@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Share this item To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
2.	Confirmation of voting members Share this item A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	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 days of the meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Disclosure of interests and dispensations Share this item Members to declare any interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Minutes Share this item To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 11 November 2024. Supporting documents: Minutes , item 5. PDF 496 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
6.	Report - update on Mental Health Provision for Careleavers Share this item · To note the range of provisions available to support the mental health of our careleavers and share thoughts regarding how we continue to improve our offer. Supporting documents: Report: Update on mental health of careleavers , item 6. PDF 382 KB Appendix A - Focussed report mental health provision of careleavers , item 6. PDF 2 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Speakerbox verbal update Share this item · Theme: View / share experiences on employment opportunities, mental health support for care leavers, update on hub, lifelong links and revisit bright spots. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Southwark Adoption Performance in 2023-2024 and Adopt London South Annual Report 2023-2024 Share this item Supporting documents: Report: Adoption Performance Annual Report 2023-2024 , item 8. PDF 249 KB Appendix 1: ADO South Annual Report 2024 , item 8. PDF 5 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Virtual Headteacher support - absenteeism Share this item · To note the Virtual Headteacher – Absenteeism update · For the committee to feedback any comments on Southwark looked after children’s attendance for consideration by the Virtual School Headteacher. Supporting documents: Report , item 9. PDF 685 KB Appendix 1 - Attendance CME and exclusion report January 2025 , item 9. PDF 839 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Corporate Parenting Committee - Work Plan 2024-25 Share this item · That the corporate parenting committee agree the approach and work plan as set out in the report. · That the committee review and identify any further items for consideration in the work plan. Supporting documents: Corporate Parenting Workplan - Updated on 28 January , item 10. PDF 238 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.