12
March 2004, 10.30 am
Committee Room 3, City Hall
Present: Mark Carriline (Chair) Assistant Chief Executive Phil Green Education Director Clive Halliwell Education Bradford Brian Dobson Schools Reorganisation Team Jean Racktoo Airedale NHS Trust Margaret Robinson Bradford City PCT/Speech Therapy Matt Burghardt HR
Apologies: Rob Malley Schools Reorganisation Team Jackie Walters Office of Education, Community and Social Care Susan Milnes HR Susan Gill Bolling Special School Gary Bowden Netherlands Avenue Special School Sue Ilett Airedale NHS Trust Cath Dew Bradford Social Services Liz Singleton Education Client Team Hazel Smith Education Bradford Ronnie Hartley EYCS Liz Andelin Bradford City PCT
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Update
from those present
BSF
Pathfinder (PG) The
next meeting with the DfES is in London on 29 March where a firm date
for information on funding for the secondary special schools may be made
known. MC added that this
is critical as SOC will not give approval until funding is assured.
MC - On
Tuesday 9 March Council Executive agreed Guard House Primary as the
co-location site for Keighley and also Heaton Primary as the co-location
site in West Bradford. This
concludes the formal decision making for the Council. CH commented
that the special schools still expected the publication of the statutory
notices on 23 April and that if this was not the case parties should be
informed as soon as possible. MC
has alerted the MPs to the problem and if funding is still not known by
2 April they will raise the issue. SEN
Re-organisation (CH)
Reports going to
EPP on 25 March regarding the DSP
and LSS review and consultation.
Deaf provision will be considered at a later date. Vision
into Practice (CH) DfES
representative visiting on Monday 15 March.
Visits to newly built schools have gone well and have highlighted
the deficiencies in current Bradford special schools buildings. EYCC
Partnership paper states a maximum of 25 places for 2 – 5 year olds.
Further work required on this.
PG commented that this will go to Executive on 27 April, having gone to EPP 25 March. LS will liaise with EYCC. Training
(CH) Nothing to update. Health
(JR) Matrix of current provision practically completed.
Need to consider this against future provision to reveal any
gaps. It was generally
agreed that this, and indeed, anything involving health should be
Commissioner led. CH
commented that more funding was desperately needed for speech and
language across the District. HR (MB)
The HR subgroup commented that the newsletter was well received.
They further stated that they already knew most of its contents
revealing good channels of communication.
It was agreed, with OJC support, to distribute to staff after
Easter a request for anonymous 1st and 2nd choice
of schools post SEN reorganisation.
This should aid the assimilation process. OJC has asked
if there are ‘any packages on the table’.
It was agreed that at this stage there were too many unknown
factors, ie funding and the confirmed date of the opening of new
schools, to progress this. Buildings
Transition (BD) Continuing
to work with Temple Bank. HR
issues progressing well. Met
with OJC 11 March. Grove
House accommodation organised with building work beginning in June. MC
will liaise with BD before his visit to Temple Bank on 23 April. |
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Date
and time of next meeting
Friday, 26
March, 10.30 am, City Hall. Further
Meetings – 23 April,
10.30 am at Youth Offending Team, Bank
House, Bank Street
21 May, 10.30 am, Committee Rm 1, City Hall
18 June, 10.30 am, Committee Rm 1, City Hall
16 July, 10.30 am, Committee Rm 1, City Hall |
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