Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1/2 - 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.

Minutes of the Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board held on the 15 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee.

3.

Strategic Schools Improvement Programme - Engagement of External Consultancy Services pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Minutes:

Members received a correction to the report, Page 10 Paragraph 16, the report states that the cost represents 0.03% of the anticipated cost of all Band B proposals, i.e. £67million. The report should have stated 0.3%.

 

Decision:

 

That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning to enter into a contract with CPC Project Services LLP on the terms and conditions set out in the Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement for the provision of management consultancy services for the production of business cases in respect of  Band B of the 21st Century Schools Programme.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To ensure the Council can meet timescales and the standards set by Welsh Government for the production of business cases in respect of Band B Schools as part of the 21st Century Schools Programme.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

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

4.

Long Term Sickness Taskforce Schools Update pdf icon PDF 526 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

5.

Former Sandfields Comprehensive School Caretaker's House - 74, St Helier Drive, Sandfields, Port Talbot pdf icon PDF 588 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That approval be granted to declare the land and premises at 74, St Helier Drive, Sandfields, Port Talbot. SA12 7AS as surplus to the operational requirements of the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Service.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To declare the former Sandfields Comprehensive School caretaker’s house as surplus to the operational requirements of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Service and enable the Council to obtain a capital receipt to be re-invested in the Education budget.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

The decision will be implemented after the 3 day call in period.

6.

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.

7.

Three Quarter Year Performance Review 17 - 18 Celtic Leisure (Exempt Under Paragraph 14)

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.