Scrutiny Committee for Children's Services

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This committee was formerly known as the Education Scrutiny Committee, and the Education and Libraries Scrutiny Committee.

Meeting: 24 November 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 1 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix to Reconciling Policy and Resources – Management Support
• Appendix to Reconciling Policy and Resources – Learning and School Effectiveness
• Appendix to Reconciling Policy and Resources – Children and Families
• Council Plan Quarterly Monitoring
• Children's Services Department and Children's Trust
• Appendix 1 to Children's Services Department and Children's Trust
• Appendix 2 to Children's Services Department and Children's Trust
• Appendix 3 to Children's Services Department and Children's Trust
• Community Partnership Finance Grant 2006-07
• Appendix 1 to Community Partnership Finance Grant
• Appendix 2 to Community Partnership Finance Grant
• Appendix 3 to Community Partnership Finance Grant
• Appendix 4 to Community Partnership Finance Grant
• Schools Admissions and Home to School Transport Scrutiny Review update
• School Improvement Service Scrutiny Review update
• Scrutiny Committee 2005-2006 Work Programme
• Forward Plan for the period November 2005 to March 2006

Meeting: 9 September 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Reconciling Policy and Resources - State of the County 2005
• Appendix 1 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 2 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 2, Annex A to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 3 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 4 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 5 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 5, Annex A to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 5, Annex B to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Appendix 6 to Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Post 16 Review in Hastings and Rother
• Behaviour Management and Alternate Provision for Excluded Pupils
• Progress towards BVPIs 38 and 39
• Scrutiny Committee 2005/2006 Work Programme
• Forward Plan for 5 September to 31 December 2005

Meeting: 16 June 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Remit of the Committee
• Centrally Managed School Meals service in East Sussex
• Progress report on action following the Best Value Review of Attendance in Schools
• Appendix 1 to Best Value Review of Attendance in Schools
• Appendix 2 to Best Value Review of Attendance in Schools
• Special Educational Needs : Progress report on Departmental Review
• Appendix 1 to Special Educational Needs progress report
• Appendix 2 to Special Educational Needs progress report
• Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• Appendix A to Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• Appendix B to Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• Appendices C and D to Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• Appendix E to Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• Appendices F–J to Recruitment and Retention of Teachers
• School Admissions and Home to School Transport
• Council Plan: Quarter Four
• Appendix 1 to Council Plan: Quarter Four
• Appendix 2 to Council Plan: Quarter Four
• Appendix 3 to Council Plan: Quarter Four
• Future Programme for Scrutiny Meetings
• Forward Plan for the period 1 July to 30 September 2005
• Consultation on children's trust and safeguarding arrangements
• Children's trust consultation action plan
• Children's trust consultation Appendix 2

Meeting: 8 March 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• BVPI Targets 2005-06
• Admissions to Schools
• Appendix 1 to Admissions to Schools
• Appendix 2 to Admissions to Schools
• Libraries Service Peer Review Action Plan – report
• Libraries Service Peer Review Action Plan
• Programme of Possible Future Scrutiny Topics
• Appendix to Programme of Possible Future Scrutiny Topics
• Audit Commission School Survey Results
• Review of Special Educational Needs Consultation
• Appendix to Review of Special Educational Needs Consultation
• Council Plan: Quarter Three monitoring
• Appendix 1 to Council Plan: Quarter Three monitoring
• Appendix 2 to Council Plan: Quarter Three monitoring
• Appendix 3 to Council Plan: Quarter Three monitoring
• Forward Plan for the period 1 March 2005 to 30 June 2005

Meeting: 30 November 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Reconciling Policy and Resources
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Appendix 4
  • Appendix 5
• Library and Information Services Peer Review
  • Appendix
• Progress report on action following the Best Value Review of Attendance in Schools, May 2004
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
• DfES 5 Year Strategy for Children and Learners
  • Appendix
  • Annex 1 to Appendix
• Council Plan: Quarter Two
• Forward Plan for the period 1 December 2004 to 31 March 2005

Meeting: 16 September 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Library and Information Services Peer Review
• Library Service Position Statement
  • Appendix
• Scrutiny of Departmental Performance Indicators in Selected BVPIs
• Reconciling Policy and Resources
  • Cabinet report
    • Annex 2
    • Annex 3
    • Appendix 5
• Update on Outcome of 6 Term Year Consultation and its Implementation
• Forward Plan for the period 17 September 2004 to 31 December 2004
• School Admissions
• Scrutiny Review of Anti-bullying strategies

Meeting: 17 June 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Best Value Review of Early Years
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
• Hastings and Rother 16+ Review
• Council Plan : Final Monitoring Report
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
• Forward Plan – 28 June to 21 September 2004

Meeting: 16 March 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Best Value Review of Attendance in School
  • Appendix
• Transitional Grant
  • Appendix
• Scrutiny Activities
• Establishment of a Review Board to scrutinize departmental performance in selected BVPIs
  • Appendix
• Council Plan: Quarter Three
  • Appendix
• Forward Plan

Meeting: 26 November 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Reconciling Policy and Resources - report by Chief Executive and all Chief Officers
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Annex to Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Annex to Appendix 3
  • Proforma 4
  • Proforma 5
  • Proforma 6
  • Proforma 7
  • Proforma 8
• Library Service Best Value Review - final monitoring report by the Director of Education and Libraries
  • Appendix
• Best Value Review of the Means of Raising Attainment of Pupils in Early Years - report by the Director of Education and Libraries
  • Appendix
• Hastings and Rother 16+ Review - report by the Chairman of the Project Board
• Council Plan: Quarter 2 - report by the Director of Law and Performance Management and the Director of Education and Libraries
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
• Forward Plan for the period for the period 1 December 2003 to 31 March 2004

Meeting: 17 September 2003

• Agenda
• MinutesHastings and Rother 16+ Review - preliminary report by the Chair of the Scrutiny Review Board
• Scrutiny Review of Six Term Year Consultation – Update – report by the Chair of the Scrutiny Review Board
• East Sussex Library Service – Position Statement – report by the Director of Education and Libraries
  • Appendix
• Scrutiny Scoping Review of Governors Recruitment, Retention and Training – final report by the Chair of the Scrutiny Scoping Review Board
  • Appendix
• The Forward Plan for period 1 September 2003 to 31 December 2003

Meeting: 24 July 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Council Plan 2002-03 End of Year Monitoring Report – report by Chief Executive
  • Appendix
• Drugs and Alcohol Education Guidelines and Sex and Relationship Education Guidelines – Update - report by Director of Education
• Scrutiny Review of 6 Term Year – Update – report by Chairman of the Project Board
• Scoping Review of Retention, Recruitment and Training of School Governors – update by Chairman of the Project Board
• Scrutiny of Library Services - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Scrutiny Programme 2003/04 – report by Director of Education and Director of Legal and Community Services Forward Plan for period July – October 2003

Meeting: 23 April 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Scrutiny Programme 2003 - 2004
• Forward Plan - Cabinet - 1 May to 31 August 2003

Meeting: 10 December 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Reconciling Policy and Resources - report by the Chief Executive and the Director of Corporate Resources
• Scrutiny Review of Education for Citizenship - report by the Project Board
  • Appendix
• Forward Plan : (1 December 2002 to 31 March 2003) - Members are invited to comment on the 'Education' Forward Plan
• Council Plan: Quarter 2 Monitoring report by the Chief Executive
  • Appendix

Meeting: 23 October 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Public Relations Support to Best Value and Scrutiny - report by the Director of Legal and Community Services
• Council Plan: Quarter 1 Monitoring Report report by the Chief Executive
  • Appendix 1
• Scrutiny Review of 6 Term Year - report by the Chairman of the Project Board
• Scrutiny Review of Education for Citizenship - report by the Chairman of the Project Board
• Drugs and Alcohol Education Guidelines and Sex and Relationship Education Guidelines - report by the Director of Education
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
• Recruitment and Retention of teachers - report by the Director of Education
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
• Best Value Review of Home to School Transport - report by the Director of Education
  • Appendix
• The Forward Plan: (from 11 November to 25 February)

Meeting: 12 June 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Best Value Performance Plan 2001/02: final quarter and overall performance for 2001/02 - report by Chief Executive and 4th Quarter monitoring reports
• Best Value and Scrutiny Procedures - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Scrutiny Reviews - report by Scrutiny Lead Officer
• Forward Plan: June to September - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Local Healthy Schools Scheme - report by Director of Education

Meeting: 13 March 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Forward Plan of Key Decisions to be Considered by the Cabinet
• Education Department contribution to the Best Value Performance Plan 2001/2002
• Progress report on the implementation of the Education Department's action plan from the review of the recruitment, retention and retirement of teachers

Meeting: 13 December 2001

• Minutes

Meeting: 13 September 2001

• Agenda
• Forward Plan of key decisions to be considered by the Cabinet
• Progress report on the implementation of the Education Department's action plan from the review of the recruitment, retention and retirement of teachers
• Reconciling Policy and Resources
• Scrutiny reviews for 2001-02

Meeting: 23 July 2001

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Best Value Performance Plan: 1st Quarter Monitoring April to June 2001
• Follow up to completed reviews
• Progress report on the implementation of the Education Department's action plan from the review of provision for highly able children - September 2000
• Review of Permanently Excluded Primary School Children and Looked After Children in the school year 1998-99
• Scrutiny reviews for 2001-02
• Scrutiny review of the health promotion of young people within the youth service - final report
• The Scrutiny Role under the Constitution