Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved; and

(b)       That the Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings, as the need arises.

The Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator introduced the report to consider the Forward Work Programme for the Committee.  She drew attention to the proposed venue for the next meeting of the Committee which would be held on 15 December 2016 at Hawarden High School, and said a tour of the facility would commence at 1.00 pm.  Following a suggestion from the Chair,the Committee agreed that the school council be invited to give a presentation on the school meal service as part of the School Meal Service report at the meeting.  The Committee also agreed that Members be invited to have a school meal if they wanted before the start of the meeting.

Following concerns raised by Councillor Dave Mackie regarding the shortage of applicants for teaching vacancy posts, it was agreed that a report on skilled education workforce shortages be presented to the Committee at the meeting scheduled to be held on 2 February 2017.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved; and

(b)       That the Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings, as the need arises.