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Saville Room, City Hall
Present: Phil Green (Chair)
Education Director
Ronnie Hartley
EYCC
Jean Racktoo
Airedale NHS Trust
Liz Singleton
Education Client Team
Clive Halliwell
Education Bradford
Hazel Smith
Education Bradford
Rob Malley
Schools Reorganisation Team
Linda Carmichael Asset Management
Director
John
Lambert
Special School COG
Anthony
Waring LSCWY
Susan Gill
Bolling Special School
David Muir
Thorn Park Special School
Apologies: Mark Carriline
Assistant Chief Executive
Margaret Robinson Bradford NHS Trust
Sheila Slater
LSCWY
Liz Andelin
Bradford NHS Trust
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Minutes
of the Last Meeting
John Lambert’s apologies to be added. |
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The
recent T & A article has caused an issue with special school
Heads. The article arose from press attendance at Overview and
Scrutiny Committee where the consultation process was discussed.
PG – intention to enter into negotiations with TUs on staffing
issues as agreed with OJC 4 weeks ago. Schools concerned that
jobs will not be available for special school staff who want to
continue in education. |
Action – PG to send letter out to special schools.
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Within
Buildings Group there will be 2 aspects – Pathfinder and
Design/Accommodation (focusing on pupils and curriculum needs). |
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Matters
Arising
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Leader
of HR sub-group to be Matt Burghardt. |
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Consultation
papers have been dispatched |
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list
from Jean Racktoo received |
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list
from Margaret Robinson outstanding |
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circulation
to include catering services |
Action – MR to forward list to HS.
HS to circulate consultation forms to Catering. |
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Review
of Group Membership and Remit of Steering Group
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Membership
– Brian Dobson (Transition) to be invited to attend. Steve
Humphreys (Transport) to join later. |
HS – essential to keep the core group small, but to plan ahead
for involving others.
PG – use of sub groups to involve others most effectively.
Consensus that the group has appropriate membership and
representation.
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Remit
to include whole special school review TB and TP. Add: SG to look
at, take account of and cognisance of other significant
initiatives in the district. |
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Pathfinder
(ex PFI) Update
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2
day workshop with Partnership for Schools (PFS) – included PG/RM/LS/3
schools – Precept/DfES/4Ps charged with delivery of Building
Schools for the Future (BSF). To include a mix of PFI and other
funding mechanisms. |
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David
Milliband confirmed programme is now live. |
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Workshop
identified 16 action points within which is a commitment for SEN
reorganisation to be delivered within Pathfinder. DfES are
sympathetic to this. Clarity on metre per pupil gained at 28 m2
per pupil. This is a vital first step towards identifying
space available, design and costs. Costs will not include
transition (15% of overall). Accommodation for on-site therapy is
not included in the 28 m2 per pupil eg health service,
water therapy. Confirmation needed about inclusion of sensory
rooms etc within the figure. |
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Engagement
with DfES (Mukund Patel) design team in order to work on exemplar
design for special schools. Two individuals from Bradford to offer
to join the national team – HS to be one. |
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Commitment
from Treasury for a 10-15 year BSF programme – national funding
level of 2.5 billion 05/06 and annually at least at that level. |
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Bradford
Pathfinders to be completed in 5 years (28 secondary schools &
6 SEN). Council financial commitment will be via the
‘affordability gap’. |
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Phase
1a Pathfinder beginning – 3 co-located secondary schools to be
briefed in July. |
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Whether
PFI/cash, the requirement from the DfES is that the lifecycle
costs of the building are included ie no outstanding R & M
work after 25 years. Other services to the building are up for
discussion with the DfES (preferring a consistent approach x LEA)
eg grounds, catering, ICT. |
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JR
– Primary funding? DfES approached and are currently not
dismissing the programme. Clear link between primary
reorganisation and the secondary/SEN document. |
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Proposed
primary sites – Bradford Moor/Lapage. 2 others under
consideration – eg St Mary’s Riddlesden and a new primary
school in the Heaton area. PG confirmed that further discussions
would bring clarity to proposed sites by the time of the
consultation meetings. |
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PFS
Feedback: |
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impressed
we are working to an educational vision |
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strong
sense of partnership between schools, others, LEA |
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‘voices
programme’ – a good deal of the ground work had been done in
terms of developing partnerships |
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good
range of workshop attendees – senior level LEA staff and
schools |
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SEN
Update
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Temple
Bank – end of formal consultation, no objections, SoS to be
informed, to be closed as of Sept 04. |
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Partnerships
being established. Initially with Hanson, now extended to primary.
From Sept 04 pupils will attend Grove House Primary or Killinghall
Primary where appropriate. Two special schools involved in
supporting both mainstream primaries. |
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The
closure of Temple Bank will highlight issues to consider for a
wider SEN reorganisation e.g. closing accounts, closing buildings,
transferring equipment with transition. Subgroups should include
TB into mapping of action to include and learn from the process
for the SEN reorganisation. |
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Transition
for pupils in specialist provision is likely to be more complex
than mainstream re-organisation. Therefore, this area is likely to
need close attention. |
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Sub
Group Feedback
HS – need to consider impact of increase in number of pupils in the
Airedale area.
Action: Feedback on group remits and members to be circulated by LS
before 1st July 2003. Lists of school-based volunteers to be
obtained from Bolling. |
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AOB
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Governors
subgroup requires further discussion with Education Bradford. Action:
PG/LS to discuss with TW. |
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Transport
to the next agenda. Transition – Brian Dobson – to be invited. |
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Subgroups
and attendance by schools raised as an issue. Group to consider
whether funding is available to support schools attending
subgroups. |
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Revenue
costs to be reported for November submission to Executive. |
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Action:
E-Action Plan format to be circulated to all subgroup leaders in
time for inaugural meeting before end of term. |
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Date
and Time of Next Meeting
Friday, 18 July at 9 am in the Saville Room, City Hall.
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Sub-group
jobs to do list:
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Convene
meeting with sub groups to present remit, determine time plan and
start to plan the action plan. |
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Draft
time lines for 18th July. |
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Early
action plans (deadlines for final action plans is mid Sept 03) -
outlines for discussion. |
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