Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson

Minutes:

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

2.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following Members made  declarations of interest at the commencement of the meeting :-

 

Councillor P.A.Rees

Re: Report of the Head of Transformation on the Pupil Attendance Update as he his Chair of Governors at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School and Crynallt Primary School and confirmed his dispensation to both speak and vote.

 

Councillor A.R.Lockyer

Re: Report of the Head of Transformation on the Pupil Attendance Update as he his Governor at Gnoll Primary School and Castell Nedd Primary School and confirmed his dispensation to both speak and vote.

 

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 15 KB

Minutes:

That the minutes of the 14 June 2018 be noted.

4.

Additional Learning Needs Reform pdf icon PDF 290 KB

Presentation and Report of the Head of Transformation

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the presentation and report be noted.

5.

Pupil Attendance Update pdf icon PDF 157 KB

Report of the Head of Transformation

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted

 

 

 

 

6.

Forward Work Programme 18/19 pdf icon PDF 273 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee

7.

Urgent Items pdf icon PDF 414 KB

Any urgent items (whether public or exempt) at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 (as amended).

Minutes:

Because of the need to deal now with the matter contained in Minute No.10 below, the Chairman agreed that this could be raised at today’s meeting as an urgent item pursuant to Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 (as amended).

 

Reason:

 

Due to the time element.

8.

Access to Meetings

To resolve to exclude the public for the following items pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

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 Paragraphs 12 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

9.

Celtic Leisure Performance Review 2017/18

Report of the Head of Participation

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

10.

Implementation and Delivery of the Children Offer Wales

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That approval be granted for the Childcare Offer to be piloted in:

 

Aberavon,

Baglan,

Blaengwrach,

Bryncoch North and South

Cymmer

Glyncorrwg

Gwaun Cae Gurwen

Gwynfi

Lower Brynamman

Onllwyn

Pontardawe

Resolven

Taibach.

 

In addition, that an update report be brought to Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board in the Autumn.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To ensure that delivery of the pilot childcare offer for Wales in Neath Port Talbot can commence without delay, with families accessing childcare from September 2018.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

That the decision be implemented after the three day call in period.