Agenda and minutes

Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board - Thursday, 15th March, 2018 2.01 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions

Contact: Jayne Woodman-Ralph 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson

Minutes:

Agreed that Councillor P.A.Rees be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.

2.

Members declaration of interests

Minutes:

The following Member made a declaration of interest at the commencement of the meeting:-

 

 

Councillor P.A.Rees

Report of the Head of Transformation Re: Admission to Community Schools as he has grandchildren attending Ysgol Cymraeg Castell Nedd School.

 

 

 

3.

Minutes of the Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board held on 15 February, 2018 pdf icon PDF 86 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee.

4.

Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 204 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee.

5.

School Term Dates 2020/2021 pdf icon PDF 90 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That approval be granted to consult on the proposed school term dates for the 2020/2021 academic year.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To ensure the Authority meets it statutory duties.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.

 

 

6.

Admission to Community Schools 2019/2020 pdf icon PDF 242 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That having given due regard to the equality impact assessment, for the admission arrangements for community schools for the 2019/2020 academic year, be approved.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To enable the Council to meet statutory duties and good practice guidelines in respect of the admission of pupils to community schools.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.

 

7.

Adult Community Learning Service in Neath Port Talbot pdf icon PDF 155 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

8.

School Improvement Performance, Priorities and Capacity pdf icon PDF 470 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

 

9.

Access to Meetings

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That pursuant to Regulation 4(3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 

10.

Flying Start Tir Morfa Extension of Tender

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.          That approval be granted to exclude the requirements of competition and that Rule 2.1 of the Council’s Contracts Procedure Rules (CPRs) be suspended;

 

2.          That the contract between the Council and Caralyn George t/a Georgie Porgie’s for the provision of childcare services re: Flying Start Playgroup at Tir Morfa, Sandfields, be extended for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2019.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

To allow Flying Start child care provision to be continued for a period of 12 months in Tir Morfa.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.