CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2010  

 

 

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY that a Meeting of the CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S SERVICES COMMITTEE is to be held within the Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin on WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2010 at 9.30am.

 

 

 

BUSINESS

 

Only the items marked * can be considered and determined by all members of the Committee

 

1.                  Sederunt

 

2.                  Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests*

 

3.                  Resolution

 

WRITTEN QUESTIONS**  

 

4.                  Consider any written questions on matters relating to the Children & Young People’s Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme.

 

 

STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

 

5.                  *Admissions to Primary Schools - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix 

 

6.                  *Parental Involvement Strategy - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

7.                  *Policy on Paired Headteachers for Primary Schools - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

 

8.                  Kinship Care - Report by Director of Community Services

 

9.                  Moray Permanence Panel - Report by Director of Community Services

  

 

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 

10.             *Educational and Community Services Capital Budgets 2009/10: End of Year Position  - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

 

11.             *Educational and Community Services Capital Budgets 2010/11 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix 

 

12.             *Educational Services Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix 

 

13.             *Singleton Inspections of Pre-School Centres - Published Reports from April 2010 to May 2010 - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

14.             *Integrated Inspections of Pre-School Centres - Published Reports - April 2010 - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

15.             *HMIE School Inspections - Published Reports April - May 2010 - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

16.             *HMIE School Inspections - Moray Council Follow-Through Report April 2010 - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

17.             *Authority Interim Follow Through Report on Elgin Academy - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix 

 

18.             *Public Performance Reporting - Pre School Education and Placing Requests 2008/09 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see pages  4,   5     and     6 

 

19.             *Public Performance Reporting - Expenditure on School Education in Scotland 2008/09 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices   2,  3,   4   and  5  

 

20.             *Progress Update against Service Improvement Plan Actions and Performance Indicators for Period January to March 2010 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices  1   and    2

 

21.             *Educational Services PPP Budget Monitoring Report - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

22.             *Monitoring Report:  Complaints Procedures - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

23.             *Sports Development Update - Report by Director of Educational Services,  see Appendix 

 

24.             Performance Management Framework for the Children and Families Social Work Service - Report by Director of Community Services

 

25.             Performance Targets for the Children & Families Social Work Service - Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix 

 

26.             Complaints Monitoring Report, Fourth Quarter, January - March 2010 - Report by Director of Community Services

 

27.             Inspection of Moray Fostering Service - Report by Director of Community Services

 

28.             Moray Adoption and Fostering Panels' Review January to December 2009 - Report by Director of Community Services

 

29.             *Out of Area Placements and Additional Resource Packages - Joint Report by Directors of Community and Educational Services

 

30.             Children & Families Performance Report, Fourth Quarter, January - March 2010 - Report by Director of Community Services

 

31.             Children & Families Revenue Budget Monitoring 2009/10 - Report by Director of Community Services

 

32.             Community Services Service Development & Improvement Plan 2009-10, Monitoring Report, Fourth Quarter, January - March 2010 - Report by Director of Community Services

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

33.             *Forres After School Club - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

34.             *ICT Development Plan for Schools - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

35.             *Protocols for Aspects of Links between Elected Members and Officers - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

36.             *Scottish Book Trust: Early Years Book Gifting Programme - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

37.             *Membership of Seemis Limited Liability Partnership - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

38.             *'Games for Scotland': Eventscotland Project Funding - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

39.             *Cabrach Primary School - Report by Director of Educational Services

 

40.             Private Fostering - Report by Director of Community Services

 

41.             Youth Justice - Report by Director of Community Services,  see Appendix

 

 

QUESTION TIME*** 

 

42.   Consider any oral questions on matters relating to the Children & Young People’s Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme

 

 

Items which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded

 

STRATEGY/POLICY

 

43.    *Devolved School Budgets - Carry Forward - Report by Director of Educational Services (Para 4)

 

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 

44.      *Out of Area Placements and Additional Resource Packages - Joint Report by Directors of Community and Educational Services (Paras 5 & 9)

 

 

NB

Paragraph 4

Information relating to any applicant or recipient of any financial assistance provided by the Authority

 

 

Paragraph 5

Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of any particular child or relating to the supervision of residence of any particular child in accordance with a supervision requirement.

 

 

Paragraph 9

Information on terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Authorirty.

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Children and Young People’s  Services Committee functions:

 

To exercise all the functions of the Council as Education Authority within the terms of relevant legislation with regard to school education, nurseries and child care, Gaelic, children’s services, leisure, libraries and museums, sport and the arts, CLD, life long learning, youth justice and child protection.

 

A full description of the functions within the remit of the Children and Young People’s Services Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme.