Agenda
Venue: Council Chamber, Brockington, Hafod Road, Hereford
Contact: P. R. James, tel, 01432 260460.
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CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN To note the appointment at Council of Councillor D.C. Short and Chairman and Councillor J.P. Thomas as Vice-Chairman. |
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. |
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Substitutions |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the Agenda. |
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To approve and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 26th March, 2003 |
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SCRUTINY - ROLE AND TECHNIQUES To receive a presentation on the role of scrutiny and the techniques that Scrutiny Committees can use in their work. |
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To up-date the Committee on the outcomes of individual school inspections undertaken within Herefordshire by Ofsted in the current school year, 2002-2003. Additional documents: |
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LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT TARGETS PDF 73 KB To report on progress towards Local Public Service Agreement Targets. |
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EXCELLENCE CLUSTER AND LEADERSHIP INCENTIVE GRANT PDF 63 KB To update the Committee on the Excellence Cluster Bid (EC) and the Leadership Improvement Grant (LIG). (Report to follow) |
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BEST VALUE REVIEWS 2003/2006 PDF 60 KB To determine (a) Councillor representation on the reviews teams for the 2003/04 Best Value Reviews, following the local elections, (b) to review the scope of the best value review of SEN Assessment and provision for statemented pupils, and (c) to consider the remaining reviews in the 5-year programme. Additional documents: |
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HOME TO SCHOOL/COLLEGE TRANSPORT - REVIEW OF DISCRETIONARY AREAS OF POLICY PDF 81 KB To consider the scope of a possible review of the Council’s discretionary policies on home to school/college transport. Additional documents: |
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SCHOOL ORGANISATION PLAN PDF 69 KB To seek comments on the draft School Organisation Plan for Herefordshire 2003-08. Additional documents: |
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PUPIL ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLS PDF 61 KB To consider the preparations for implementing the new, co-ordinated admissions arrangements for high schools for admissions in September 2004. Additional documents: |
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THE STANDARD SCHOOL YEAR PDF 62 KB To consider the views of the Scrutiny Committee about the proposed standard school year for 2004/5, following decision by other West Midlands LEA’s to move away from the earlier agreement. Additional documents: |
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COMPLEMENTS, COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS PDF 64 KB To consider the summary of comments, complaints and appeals relating to the Education Directorate, for the period 25th January 2003 to 30th June 2003. |
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INFORMATION ITEM - ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION PDF 70 KB To note the arrangements for the Exhibition. |
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EDUCATION CAPITAL PROGRAMME PDF 95 KB To provide the Committee with details of the current capital programme, identify issues to be addressed to improve the monitoring of that programme, and to consider priorities for future capital expenditure particularly 2004/5 and 2005/6. Additional documents: |
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COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME PDF 54 KB To outline the range of business for the Committee to consider during the coming year. Additional documents: |
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STATUTORY MEMBERS AND CO-OPTED REPRESENTATIVES ON EDUCATION SCRUTINY COMMITTEE PDF 63 KB To review the statutory membership and co-opted representation on the Education Scrutiny Committee. |