Issue - meetings

That the Forward Work Programme be noted.

The Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator introduced the forward work programme of the Committee.  She advised that an additional meeting of the Committee would be held on 15 December 2015, to consider the budget proposals for 2016/17. 

            Following consideration of the Forward Work Programme it was agreed that a report on Early Entitlement be submitted to the meeting of the Committee to be held on 25 February 2016, and a report on the Welsh Education Strategic Plan be submitted to the meeting to be held on 24 March 2016.

Mrs. Rebecca Stark asked if a report on school governors could be submitted to a future meeting as she was concerned over the backlog of vacancies.  It was agreed that a verbal update would be added to the agenda for the next meeting and that a written report would be presented to the Committee following the outcome of the national governance review.

Councillor Nancy Matthews suggested that the Council ask the Flintshire Local Voluntary Centre (FLVC) to advertise governor vacancies on their website.  It was agreed that the Facilitator would contact the FLVC to pass this suggestion on.  It was also agreed that that the Facilitator would circulate a revised Forward Work Programme to the Committee following the meeting, showing the dates for the special meetings to consider the outcome of the consultation on school organisation change and the additional items on the Forward Work Programme.

RESOLVED:

That the Forward Work Programme be noted.