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Children and Young People

Issue Work type Objective(s) Date
Careers advice and raising of the participation age Service information To consider and scrutinise the level and quality of careers advice available following the Medway Youth Parliament’s recent survey on this issue 31 May 2012
Changes to overnight short breaks/closure of Preston Skreens Holding to account To consider the review of overnight short breaks and the closure of Preston Skreens 31 May 2012
Council Plan – year end 2011/12 Scrutiny of performance/ budget To consider the Council Plan monitoring for year end 2011/12 17 July 2012
Medway Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) Holding to account To consider and scrutinise the activity of the MSCB and its Business Plan 17 July 2012
Quarter 1 Council Plan Monitoring Scrutiny of performance/budget To consider the Council Plan monitoring for quarter 1 of 2012/13 27 September 2012
Update on progress of actions from the review in improving performance at Key Stage 2 Policy Development To consider the progress and impact of the review of improving performance at Key Stage 2, brought to the committee in March 2012 Autumn 2012
Provisional test and examination results Scrutiny of performance/budget To consider and scrutinise the provisional test and examinations results for 2012 Autumn 2012
Proposed capital and revenue draft budgets 2013/14 Scrutiny of performance/budget To consider and scrutinise the proposed capital and revenue budgets for 2013/14 11 December 2012
Quarter 2 Council Plan Monitoring Scrutiny of Performance/ budget To consider the Council Plan monitoring for quarter 2 of 2012/13 11 December 2012
Medway Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) Holding to account To consider and scrutinise the activity of the MSCB and its Business Plan 15 January 2013
Quarter 3 Council Plan Monitoring  Scrutiny of Performance/ budget To consider the Council Plan monitoring for quarter 3 of 2012/13 28 March 2013
Medway Youth Trust  Service information To receive a report on the Medway Youth Trust, including its role and its performance Date to be determined
Academies and governance arrangements  Service information To consider academies in Medway and the governance arrangements they adopt Date to be determined
Children and Young People’s Plan Monitoring Report  Pre-decision scrutiny To consider the progress made against the actions within the Medway Children and Young People’s Plan Date to be determined
Draft SEN Transport Policy  Pre-decision scrutiny To consider the draft SEN Transport Policy and the outcome of the related consultation Date to be determined

Work completed in 2011/12

7 June 2011

  • Medway Safeguarding Children's Board
  • Review of healthy eating among children and young people in Medway - update report
  • Children's social care complaints and compliments annual report

19 July 2011

  • Children and Young People's Plan 2011-14
  • Medway's Youth Justice Plan 2011/12
  • End of year performance 2010/11

12 October 2011

  • Member's Item: Statistics used to close and expand school provision
  • School Organisation Plan
  • Update on the Child Development Centre
  • Council Plan - 1st quarter monitoring 2011/12
  • Provision test and examination results and the changing composition of schools in Medway
  • Statutory consultation on Luton Schools 

6 December 2011

  • Member Item: Medway test arrangements
  • Strategic Planning for Special Educational Needs
  • Outcome of consultation for the prescribed alterations at Bradfields Community Special School
  • Quarter 2 Council Plan Monitoring 2011/12
  • Proposed capital and revenue draft budgets 2012/13

19 January 2012

  • Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services (lead member) in attendance
  • Medway Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB)
  • Children's Services Assessment 2011:
  • Ofsted/CQC inspection of safeguarding and children in care across Medway partnership;
  • Children Services Assessment rating of Council services
  • School Admission Arrangements 2013

14 March 2012

  • The development of the health visiting service in Medway 2012-15
  • Changes in overnight short breaks/closure of Preston Skreens
  • Attendance of the Portfolio Holder for Children’s Social Care
  • Attendance of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services
  • Outcome of the consultation for the proposed prescribed alterations at Wainscott Primary School
  • Arrangements for the Medway Test – September 2012
  • Improving performance at Key Stage 2
  • Quarter 3 Council Plan Monitoring 2011/12
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For more information contact us by telephone: 01634 306000 / 01634, 332013, 332104 or 332715 or by email: democraticservices@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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