Minutes for Education and Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Nov 10 2011, 7.30PM official page

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 22nd September 2011.

To receive any declarations of personal and prejudicial interest in any of the matters to be considered at the meeting.

To receive report by the Director of Children’s Services on progress of the community budget and the Family Recovery Project (Attached – Paper No. 11-789).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on service development in the Standards and Schools Division (Attached – Paper No. 11-790)

 

This report is also being considered by the General Purposes Committee at their meeting on 23rd November 2011.

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on proposed service changes arising from budget reductions affecting the Policy and Development Division of the Children’s Services Department (Attached – Paper No. 11-791).

 

This report is also being considered by the General Purposes Committee at their meeting on 23rd November 2011.

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on proposed service changes to the Children’s Specialist Services and Young People and Learning Divisions in the Children’s Services Department (Attached – Paper No. 11-792).

 

This report is also being considered by the General Purposes Committee at their meeting on 23rd November 2011.

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on Council's provision of the Targeted and Preventative service for Children and Young People (Attached – Paper No. 11-793).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on the arrangements for re-tendering the Council's provision of targeted and preventative Family Support (Attached – Paper No. 11-794).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on the arrangements for tendering the Council’s provision of childcare, play and short breaks provision for children and young people with disabilities or special needs (Attached – Paper No. 11-795).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on stage two of the review of Wandsworth Youth Work Service (Attached – Paper No. 11-796).

 

This report is also being considered by the General Purposes Committee at their meeting on 23rd November 2011.

To consider joint report by the Directors of Finance and Children’s Services on the revision of charges (Attached - Paper No. 11-797).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on the results of a survey of Battersea Park Adventure Playground users in respect of future operating options (Attached – Paper No. 11-798).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on a request for a budget variation in order to fund a capital scheme to develop the Children’s Centre at Smallwood School, SW17 (Tooting) (Attached – Paper No. 11-799).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on the final business case for Bolingbroke Academy (Attached – Paper No. 11-800).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on proposals for Elliott and Saint John Bosco (Attached – Paper No. 11-801).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on the statutory requirements for consultation and determination of admission arrangements for the school years 2013/14 (Attached – Paper No. 11-802).

To consider report by the Director of Children’s Services on proposed changes to the ‘Fair Funding’ arrangements for 2012-13 (Attached – Paper No. 11-803).

To receive report by the Director of Children’s Services on a petition requesting the re-opening of a café at 166 Roehampton Lane, SW15 (Roehampton) (Attached – Paper No. 11-804).

To receive report by the Director of Children’s Services on the Annual Quality Performance Review of the work of the Schools and Community Psychology Service for 2010/11 (Attached - Paper No. 11-805).

To receive report by the Director of Children’s Services on the Annual Quality Performance Review of the Special Needs and Children with Disabilities Services for 2010/11 (Attached – Paper No. 11-806).

To receive report by the Chief Executive and director of Administration on the latest situation on the Committee’s capital expenditure and progress of major schemes, the implementation of agreed decisions in relation to the Committee’s functions, progress made on key issues during the first half of 2010/11 and the half yearly results of top-line indicators for 2011/12 (Attached – Paper No. 11-807).

To receive report by the Chief Executive and Director of Administration on the meeting of the Education and Standards Group held on 7th September 2011 (Attached – Paper No. 11-808).

To receive report by the Chief Executive and Director of Administration on the draft minutes of the meeting of the Wandsworth Schools Forum held on 10th October 2011 (Attached – Paper No. 11-809).