NOTES OF SEN HR SUB GROUP 9th MEETING

29 APRIL 2004  

Present: 	Susan Milnes, (FSM), HR Advisor
		Jean Godward, (JG) H/T Wedgewood
		Carol Farn, (CF) SNA Braithwaite
		Keith Fair, (KF), H/T Haycliffe
		Stephen Pearce, EB HR
		Janet Bates, (JB), Admin Branshaw
		Jason Patefield (JP), SNA Branshaw	
		Judith Bodill-Chandler, (JBC), Teacher Wedgewood
		Mary Winter, D-H/T, Heaton Royd
		Hilary Morrison, H/T, Chapel Grange
Apologies:	Matt Burghardt, (MB), Head of Service
		Diane Metcalfe, (DM), Teacher Bolling
		Liz Eggington, (LE), Admin Bolling

 

 

Action

 

1

Minutes of 0 3 February 2004 meeting approved as amended.  Issue to Liz Wilson for publication on website.

FSM

 

 

2

Matters arising

 

2.1

Keith is arranging a meeting Sue Bottomley, Senior Nurse Manager, Community Nurse Team to discuss speed of access to medical records.  Keith had had a visit from the Speech Therapist concerning this, SP to report to the OJC.

 

KF/SP

 

3

Staff Preference Consultation Document

 

 

This had been completed by all staff at Chapel Grange as a consultation exercise.  The main findings were:

Not all staff had completed their post title
Teachers’ choices indicated the importance of location and the H/T.
Support staffs’ choices indicated the importance of location, colleagues’ destination and following the pupil.
Some had opted for primary phase and some indicated the same type of job was important, eg Foundation.  

The forms will be issued after May day bank holiday with a return date of 2 weeks, following which the data will be entered to the system and a report produced to inform the negotiations at the OJC.

 

All

 

 

4

SEN Steering Group Meetings

 

4.1

Feedback from the 26 March and 23 April meetings was given, please see minutes on website http://specialschoolsreorg.sytes.net

 

 

 

 

5

Timescale

 

 

Due to the delay on the funding decision and subsequent impact for the decision from the School Organisation Committee, the timescale had been put back to September 2007.  It was still planned to tell staff by September 2006 where they would be placed.

 

 

6

Recommended size of Temporary Governing Bodies.

 

 

Following a detailed discussion at the Steering Group the minimum recommendation was 12 members, which would enable both teaching and non-teaching staffs to be represented.   Such people would have the full responsibility of staff governors and this would in no way give any guarantees of appointment or not in the school.

 

 

7

AOB

 

7.1

The implications on staffing structures of remodelling was mentioned, eg HLTA’s.  Example job descriptions are being prepared in liaison with H/T’s following which consultations will be held with trades unions.

 

7.2

Concern was expressed regarding retention of specialist skills, particularly during the period up to implementation of the new schools.  It was suggested that the following aspects be considered:

7.2.1 Group advertisement for SEN schools to minimise cost.
7.2.2 The possibility of retention payments to selected groups.
7.2.3 Ring fence vacancies to SEN schools.
7.2.4 Assimilation as a potential placement method for identifying staff in the new schools.

 

 

 

 

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