Agenda and draft minutes

Special, Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board - Monday, 1st November, 2021 2.01 pm

Venue: Remotely Via Teams

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 start of the meeting. They had all been granted dispensations to speak and vote on school matters:

 

Councillor P.A.Rees           Minute Item 4 – Welsh ineducation Strategic Plan 2022-2023, as he is a Governor at two schools in NPT.

 

Councillor A.R.Lockyer       Minute Item 4 – Welsh ineducation Strategic Plan 2022-2023, as he is Chair of Governors at Gnoll Primary School and Governor at Castell Nedd.

 

Councillor S.Reynolds        Minute Item 4 – Welsh ineducation Strategic Plan 2022-2023, as she is a Governor at of YGG Gwaun Cae Gurwen and a Trustee of Canolfan Maerdy incorporating Lots of Tots Childcare.

 

Councillor R.Mizen              Minute Item 4 – Welsh ineducation Strategic Plan 2022-2023, as he is a Governor at Cwmavon Primary School and Ysgol Cwm Brombil.

 

 

 

3.

Forward Work Programme 2021/2022 pdf icon PDF 279 KB

Minutes:

That the Forward Work Programme for 2021/2022 be noted.

 

4.

Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2022-2032 pdf icon PDF 215 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members noted a typing error within the recommendation of the report on page 13 of the bundle – it read “Having had due regard to the Integrated Impact Assessment, it is recommended that members approve consultation on the draft WESP, with consultation to take place from 5 November 2021 to 7 January 2022 in order to 2022-2032. “ The words ‘in order to 2022-2032’ would be removed, as reflected in the decision below:

 

Decision:

 

That having had due regard to the Integrated Impact Assessment, consultation on the draft Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2022-2032, with consultation to take place from 5 November 2021 to 7 January 2022, be approved.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To comply with the consultation requirements imposed upon the Council by Section 84 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 and the WESP (Wales) Regulations 2019.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

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

 

Consultation:

 

This item will be subject to external consultation.