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Contact: Jayne Woodman-Ralph
Note: Special
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Appointment of Chairperson Minutes: Agreed
that Councillor P.A.Rees be appointed Chairperson for
the meeting. |
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Members Declarations of Interest Minutes: The following Members made
declarations of interest at the commencement of the meeting:-
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Minutes of the Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board held on the 7 December 2017 PDF 85 KB Minutes: Noted
by Committee |
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Forward Work Programme 2018 PDF 284 KB Minutes: Noted
by Committee |
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Directorate Development Plan PDF 253 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Decision: That
the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Directorate Development Plan
2017-20 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the circulated report be approved. Reason for Decision: To
enable the requirements of the Performance Management Framework to be met. Implementation of Decision: The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Decisions: That
having given due regard to the impact assessments in relation to equality,
risk, community usage and Welsh Language approval be granted in line with
Section 53 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 to: 1. Establish specialist provision for primary age pupils with
social emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) at Coedffranc Primary
School and at Crynallt Primary School with the
implementation date of the 15 January 2018; 2. That delegated authority be given to the Head of Transformation
to implement the proposal. Reasons for Decisions: To
enable the Council to comply with the formal publication requirements imposed
on the Council by the School Organisation Code and associated legislation. Implementation of the proposal will enable
the Council to promote high educational standards and the fulfilment of every
child’s potential. It will also enable
the Council to meet its duty to secure efficient education in its area. Implementation of
Decisions: The
decision is an urgent one for immediate implementation, following the consent
of the relevant Scrutiny Chair and is therefore not subject to the call-in
procedure. Consultation: The
school organisational proposal had been brought forward under the Council’s
Strategic School Improvement Programme.
Formal consultation has been undertaken in line with the Welsh
Government’s School Organisation Code, July 2013. Separate
consultations were undertaken on the respective provisions. Statutory proposals were published on 10
November 2017 allowing the required 28 day period for submitting objections,
which ran until 7 December 2017. |
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Financing Schools - Reviewing the Funding Formula to Raise Standards PDF 328 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: (Cllr.
P.A.Rees re-affirmed his interest at this point and
withdrew for this item only. Cllr.D.W.Davies substituted.) (Cllr.A.R.Lockyer re-affirmed his interest at this point and
withdrew for this item only. Cllr. D.Jones substituted.) Cabinet
Board was supportive of the addition to the recommendation from the Education,
Skills and Culture Scrutiny Committee held prior to this meeting, which have
been incorporated into decision below, as (d).
Members
asked that the review of the formula taking place prior to the 2019/2020 budget
share allocation be reported back to Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet
Board. Decisions: Having
given due regard to the impact assessments approval be granted for: a. Option A as detailed in the circulated report to be the basis
for funding primary school budgets for the 2018/2019 financial year; b. the withholding of financial benefits resulting from Option A
to schools with reserves above the £75K threshold as at 31 March 2017; c. the methodology in the circulated report for the
redistribution of withheld funds to schools with a reduction in their budget
share allocation of more than £20K; d. the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (or
his nominated representative) and the Director of Finance and Corporate
Services in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member
for Education, Skills and Culture be granted delegated authority to make
alternative funding arrangements where, specifically in relation to the £75K
reserve threshold, the financial circumstances of individual schools warrant
further consideration and that any use or refusal of an application be reported
to the relevant Scrutiny Committee. e. a review of the formula prior to the 2019/2020 budget share
allocation. In addition, the results of
the review to reported to Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Cabinet
Board. Reason for Decisions: To
enable the Council to comply with the formal requirements of the School Funding
(Wales) Regulations 2010. In
addition, it will enable the Council to promote high educational standards and
the fulfilment of every child’s potential and to meet the Council’s duty to
secure efficient education in its area. Implementation of
Decisions: The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. Consultation: Consultation
on the formula for funding primary schools took place between 16 October 2017
and 3 December 2017 as detailed in the circulated report. |