Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Councillor Mel Buckley (for Councillor Paul Cunningham)

Councillor Andy Hughes (for Councillor Bill Crease)

Councillor Ted Palmer (for Councillor Ryan McKeown)

ALSO PRESENT: 

Councillors: Helen Brown attended as an observer

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

Councillor Andrew Parkhurst declared a personal interest in agenda item 5 Council fund budget as his wife worked at a local primary school.

Councillor Mel Buckley declared a personal interest in agenda item 5 Council fund budget as her sister worked at a primary school in Flintshire.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 30 November, 2023.

That the minutes of the meetings held on 30 November 2023 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

(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 Education and Youth Portfolio’s options to reduce budgets be noted; and

(b) That the proposals for the delegated schools’ budget be noted.

(a) That the Committee note the outcomes for key stages 4 and 5 examinations in 2022/23 and recognise the hard work of secondary schools in Flintshire in supporting their examination year groups; and

(b) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to all Secondary Headteachers to thank them for their work in supporting their examination year groups.

That the Committee confirm that it has received an appropriate level of assurance regarding the work of the Education & Youth Portfolio in supporting schools with sixth form provision to be able to meet the requirement of the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research.

That the Committee note the recommendations from the Peer Review.

(a) That the Committee support the levels of progress and confidence in the achievement of priorities as detailed within the Council Plan 2023/28 for delivery within 2023/24;

(b) That the Committee support overall performance against the Council Plan 2023/24 performance indicators/measures;

(c) That the Committee is assured by explanations given for those areas of underperformance; and

(d) That the thanks of the Committee be passed to all staff to thank them for their hard work in achieving the key priority targets against the Council Plan 2023/24 performance indicators/measures.