Agenda and decisions

CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Wednesday 26th September 2018 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 2 Civic Suite. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies and Substitutions Decision: None
2.	Declarations of Interests To receive notification of any declarations of pecuniary and /or conflict of interests from Members. Decision: None received.
3.	Questions and Deputations To answer questions and hear deputations, if any, asked by any resident of the Borough pursuant to Standing Orders. Decision: None received.
4.	Annual Complaints & Compliments Report (Children Services) 2017-2018 PDF 149 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. To meet the requirements of The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) – Regulations 2006 and provide information and analysis of 2017-2018 complaint & compliments activity and related performance data for Solihull’s Children’s Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 4. PDF 181 KB Appendix 2 , item 4. PDF 780 KB Annual Complaints & Compliments Report (Children Services) 2017-2018 Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to endorse the content of the Annual Complaints & Compliments Report - 2017/18 for the Children’s & Skills Directorate.
5.	Draft Commissioning Strategy for Special Educational Needs Provision in Solihull PDF 131 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. To update Cabinet Member on the provision of specialist school places across Solihull and present a draft school place commissioning strategy which considers a range of factors that are driving a need for change over the short to medium term. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 5. PDF 401 KB Draft Commissioning Strategy for Special Educational Needs Provision in Solihull Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to approve consultation with schools, parents and all interested parties on the draft SEND School Places Commissioning Strategy for Solihull.
6.	School Organisation Plan 2018/2019 PDF 121 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. To update the Cabinet Member on demographic issues in Solihull and seek approval for the updated School Organisation Plan 2018. Additional documents: Appendix A , item 6. PDF 854 KB School Organisation Plan 2018/2019 Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to approve the updated School Organisation Plan 2018.
7.	Early Years and Childcare Sufficiency Assessment PDF 129 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. To update the Cabinet Member on the provision of Early Years and Childcare Places in Solihull and seek approval for the Sufficiency Plan 2018. Additional documents: Early Years and Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Appendix 1 , item 7. PDF 636 KB Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to approve the Early Years and Childcare Sufficiency Plan 2018.
8.	Children's Personal Budgets PDF 78 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. To update Cabinet Portfolio Holder on the progress made in respect of the development of a Personal Budget and Direct Payment policy for SMBC, following the audit of Direct payments, which took place in July 2018. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 8. PDF 281 KB Children's Personal Budgets Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to approve the Personal Budget and Direct payment policy as detailed in the report.
9.	Revenue and Capital Monitoring 2018/19 as at 31 July 2018 PDF 148 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. To inform the Cabinet Member of the Portfolio’s latest forecast financial position as at the 31^st July 2018. Additional documents: Appendix A , item 9. PDF 217 KB Appendix B , item 9. PDF 184 KB Appendix C , item 9. PDF 22 KB Revenue and Capital Monitoring 2018/19 as at 31 July 2018 Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to: (i) Note the current financial position for the Portfolio; and (ii) Note the current actions being taken to address the budget position and confirmed that he was content with the actions being taken to constantly monitor the budget position.
10.	Children, Education & Skills Performance Report Quarter 4 2017-2018 and Quarter 1 2018-2019 PDF 152 KB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. To share with Cabinet Member a range of the latest national and local performance headlines for Children's Services for Quarter 4 2017/18 and Quarter 1 2018/19 Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 10. PDF 539 KB Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to note quarter 4, 2017/18 and quarter 1, 2018/19 performance for Children’s social care performance (Appendix 1) which highlighted good performance and he was content that no further action was required at this stage.
11.	Local Authority Approval of Revised Instrument of Government PDF 117 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. To approve Local Authority nominations to school governing bodies. Additional documents: Appendix A , item 11. PDF 38 KB Appendix B , item 11. PDF 48 KB Local Authority Approval of Revised Instrument of Government Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED to approve the proposal for the nomination of Local Authority Governors as shown in Appendix A to the report, namely Mr J Hassell at Bishop Wilson and Mrs J Bromige at Coppice Junior.
12.	Recommendations from Scrutiny PDF 63 KB To receive a number of recommendations from the Children’s Services, Education and Skills Scrutiny Board 20 June relating to Progress Against Ofsted Inspection Actions. Decision: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills RESOLVED: (i) To accept and endorse the recommendations from the Children Services, Education and Skills Scrutiny Board 21 June 2018 relating “Progress Against Ofsted Inspection Actions; and (ii) To note the Officers comments on the individual recommendations.