Agenda and decisions

At the Annual Meeting, Council determined that the Labour Group will Chair this Committee.  The Committee is advised that Councillor Teresa Carberry is the Chair of the Committee for the municipal year.

The Facilitator advised that at the Annual Meeting, Council determined that the Labour Group would chair this Committee. The Committee was advised that Councillor Teresa Carberry was the Chair of the Committee for the municipal

year.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the Committee.

That Councillor Carolyn Preece be appointed as Vice Chair of the Committee.

To receive any apologies.

The Senior Manager (School Improvement)

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

Councillor Jason Shallcross declared a personal interest in agenda item 11 as a  School Governor of St David’s High School.

Councillor Ryan McKeown declared a personal interest in agenda item 10 as he was an LEA Governor at Broughton Primary School and Community Governor at St David’s High School.  He had also been given permission to speak by the Monitoring Officer before leaving the room.

            Councillor Dave Mackie declared a personal interest in agenda item 11 as a  school governor at Hawarden High School

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 21 March 2024.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2024 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To consider the Forward Work Programme of the Education, Youth & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee and to inform the Committee of progress against actions from previous meetings.

(a)     That the Forward Work Programme be noted;

(b)     That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c)     That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.

(a)     That the Committee confirm that it had received sufficient information about the changes initiated by Welsh Government through the middle tier review, the changes to funding mechanisms to regional consortia and the arrangements to local school improvement services in Flintshire for the financial year 2024-25; and

(b)     That the Committee acknowledge that there was a significant amount of change management to be undertaken to successfully achieve Welsh Government’s proposals for a revised school improvement model in the longer term.

That the Committee confirm that they had received sufficient information about the new inspection arrangements for Estyn’s inspections of schools, pupil referral units and local government education services.

Providing the Committee with the latest information on learner attendance and exclusions for Flintshire Schools.

That the attendance and exclusion data for Flintshire schools and the actions undertaken by officers to support increased engagement and the safety and wellbeing of children and young people be noted.

(a) That the options available for school modernisation in the Saltney and Broughton area be noted; and

(b) That the observations of the Committee for the school modernisation approach for the Saltney and Broughton area be provided to Cabinet prior to Cabinet approval.

(a) That the Committee noted the report; and

(b) That the observations of the Committee be provided to Cabinet.