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Introduction to….

Learning and Culture Scrutiny Committee 19th June 2017

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Learning & Culture

Director of Learning & Skills

Corporate Plan Outcome: Objectives:

• Raising overall standards of

achievement;

• Valuing culture and diversity.

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Learning & Culture Remit

Scope – Council Functions Schools (Pupil Support, School Improvement and School Support) Post 16 Education and Training Libraries Welsh Language Arts Development Community Education and Youth Service Equalities

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Prior to the Committee Meeting

“Put yourself in your constituent’s shoes, which questions would they ask and would they want to challenge the response?”

• Reports should be read carefully.
• Members should be prepared to ask

questions.

• Questions should be focussed and specific.
• Avoid making speeches.

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Committee Meeting / Agendas

• Meetings are usually held in the Council Chamber at 6:00pm.
• Agendas and reports are available 6 days before meetings.
• Minutes – Signed by Chairman.
• Apologies for Absence.
• Declarations of Interest.
• Urgent Items.
• Part II reports.
• Quorum.
• Cabinet Member Presence.
• Types of meeting.

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Also invited to attend as co-opted members with voting rights:

• Mr. P. Burke

Roman Catholic Church

• Vacancy

Church in Wales

• Dr. C. Brown

Parent Governor - Secondary Sector

• Mrs. J. Lynch-Wilson

Parent Governor - Primary Sector). Also invited to attend as non-voting observers:

• Vacant Welsh

Medium Education

• Vacant

Secondary

• Mr N. Want

Vale Youth Forum

• Vacant

Vale Youth Forum

• Vacant

Primary

• Vacant

Special

• Vacant

Headteachers

• Vacant

Free Churches

Co-opted /Observer Members

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Call-in Process Mechanism used whereby any individual Vale of Glamorgan Councillor can ask for the relevant Scrutiny Committee to review a decision made by Cabinet:

• 5 Days
• 20 Days

Subject to:

• Implementation of the Urgent Decision Procedure;
• If the decision is required to be ratified by the Council, or
• If the matter has been referred by Cabinet to a Scrutiny Committee for

consideration.

*Wales Audit Office have also commended the Vale of Glamorgan on the process we use. Requests for Consideration Method used whereby any individual Vale of Glamorgan Councillor can ask for a specific issue or topic to be considered by the relevant Scrutiny Committee.

“Call-in” & Requests

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• Members of the public can view the proceedings

from the Public Gallery (Part I only).

• Public speaking is available as long as individuals

have registered to speak.

• In total, there will be a maximum of 15 minutes

public speaking time for each Agenda Item.

• Members of the public will be limited to a

maximum of 3 minutes per item.

• Written representations can also be submitted.

Public Participation

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Provides a breakdown of reports anticipated to be considered by the Scrutiny Committee over the forthcoming months. The Work Programme:

• helps manage the work of the Committee;
• is updated on a quarterly basis and presented to committee;
• tracks when reports/items will be presented; and is closely aligned to

Cabinet’s work programme. Regular Agenda Items:

• Monthly Budget Monitoring;
• Quarterly Performance Reports;
• Decision Tracking and Work Programme.

Scrutiny Committee Annual Report:

• The Scrutiny Committees must report annually to the Full Council on their

workings, with recommendations for their future Work Programmes and amended working methods if appropriate.

Work Programme

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Updated and agreed on a quarterly basis Method used to:

• Monitor each Committee’s

recommendations;

• Track that actions are being carried out;
• Progress is reported back.

Decision Tracking

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Director of Learning and Skills Lead Officer for School Improvement / Senior Challenge Advisor Business Support Head of Strategy, Community Learning & Resources Head of Achievement for All Learning and Skills Directorate Structure

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Key Contacts

Gill Toon

Complex Needs Manager/Principal Educational Psychologist

David Davies

Head of Achievement for All

Trevor Baker

Head of Strategy, Community Learning and Resources

Andy Borsden

Lead Officer: Social Inclusion & Wellbeing

Paula Ham

Director of Learning and Skills

Morwen Hudson

Lead Officer for School Improvement/ Senior Challenge Adviser

OM – Additional

Learning Needs

OM – Strategy,

Community Learning & Resources

Huw Issac

Head of Performance and Development

Vacant

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• Overall monitoring of performance against Outcome 3: An

Aspirational and Culturally Vibrant Vale

• Performance Monitoring of Outcome 3
• Budget Monitoring – revenue expenditure and capital

schemes

• Reshaping Programme – scrutiny of the management and

delivery of the elements of the programme relevant to the committee

• Service specific focus – all services under the remit of

Learning and Skills, Welsh language , equalities and heritage

Key Elements and Remit

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Sustaining and Improving Services

• On-going reduction in local government funding – alternative

delivery models required.

• Need to respond to national priorities, e.g. NEETs and EOTAS

driving need to reshape services: Youth Service and Pupil Referral Unit.

• New models not without risk, e.g. pioneering community

libraries and LA Trading Company for Catering.

• Some services impacted by significant change at a national

level, e.g. ALN reshaping against backdrop of ALN Bill.

Challenges & Issues

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Education Reform

• Qualified for Life based on Donaldson’s recommendations in

his report Successful Futures sets out plans for the radical reform of curriculum assessment arrangements in Wales.

• Central to the development of the new curriculum and

assessment framework are pioneer schools.

• New curriculum and assessment framework could be in place

as early as September 2018. All schools will be using it from 2021.

• Pioneer schools are approaching this differently. Question

mark over how their work will be evaluated in readiness for September 2018.

• Need to engage all schools, not just the pioneer schools.

Challenges & Issues

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Demonstrating Continued Improvement in Attainment

• Vale performs comparatively well.
• Achievement gap is closing but there is more to do.
• Changes to GCSE’s Summer 2017 could result in a fall in

attainment.

• Pressure for national improvement in next PISA Test 2019

incongruent with current focus on L2+ - PISA does not form part of the accountability framework.

• Changes to curriculum and assessment will result in a new

baseline being established – potentially making it difficult to demonstrate improvement.

Challenges & Issues

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School Reorganisation and Investment

• Establishment of two new mixed sex schools in Barry – the

most complex reorganisation to date.

• Excellent Leadership critical to success of the new school.
• Complex transition.
• Need for performance at the existing schools to continue to

improve during a period of disruption.

• Band B 21st Century Schools – priorities for investment

2019/20 – 2025/26.

• School Building Conditions.

Challenges & Issues

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Funding for Schools

• Schools under considerable financial pressure.
• Funding has exceeded IBA in each of the last 5 years. In 2017

the budget was £3M in excess of IBA.

• Reduction in IBA for Education for four consecutive years. IBA

at same level as 2012/13.

• Pressures (including increase in number of pupils)
• utstripping budget increases.
• WG indication that funding situation for schools will worsen.
• Hypothecation of grants.
• School Balances.

Challenges & Issues

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Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal Bill

• Royal Assent end of calendar year – staged implementation over 3 years.
• Age range 0-25 years – lack of clarity over responsibilities. 0-2 years
• Transfer of Post 16 specialist F.E. provision from Welsh Government to LAs.
• Disagreement avoidance / resolution and appeals – aim to reduce

adversarial nature of current system. Concern that it will increase disagreements and appeal to tribunal – costly.

• Lack of clarity about Health need and Education need e.g. therapeutic
• interventions. Health only required to provide provision it agrees is

required.

• Ability of LA’s to support increased demand on services, pressure on

schools to deliver the provisions identified through the assessment process and increased financial demands on LA’s and schools at a time when funding is being cut.

Challenges & Issues

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Equalities and Welsh Language

• Improve the data we have on protected groups – ensure that robust

Equality Impact Assessments are done when service changes are made

• Reach and ascertain the views/needs of hard-to-reach groups (e.g. ethnic

groups)

• Close the attainment gaps of children in protected groups
• Close the gender pay gap in the Council’s workforce
• Continue with implementing Welsh Language Standards, focusing on the

workforce’s ability to provide services in Welsh

• Extend the social use of Welsh in the Vale, working with other
• rganisations (e.g. Menter Bro Morgannwg) and making links with the

Welsh in Education Strategic Plan

Challenges & Issues

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Centre for Public Scrutiny Survey 2016

“Scrutiny in Wales shows a return on investment, particularly

when compared against English and Scottish arrangements”

“Councillors and officers in Wales were almost twice more likely to perceive scrutiny to have become more effective over the past twelve months” “In England and Scotland, only 23%

• f respondents thought that

scrutiny became more effective, and 51% said that scrutiny hadn’t changed and was at the same level”

Less effective 7% Somewhat less effective 29% At the same level 21% More effective 43%

In the last 12 months, scrutiny became...

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• Scrutiny Guides

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/Council- Structure/scrutiny/scrutiny.aspx

• Annual Report

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/Council- Structure/scrutiny/scrutiny.aspx

• Roles & Responsibilities; Scrutiny & Cabinet

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/Documents/_Committee%20Reports/Scrutiny %20information/Protocols/Scrutiny-and-Cabinet-Roles-and-Responsibilities.pdf

• Public Participation Guides

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/Council-Structure/Public- Participation-at-Council-Meetings.aspx

• Scrutiny Reviews.

http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/Council- Structure/scrutiny/scrutiny_review.aspx

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