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Minutes of last meeting

These were accepted as a true record.

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Matters arising

SEN Review and Consultation Update CH – The four papers relating to this will be emailed to members along with the minutes of this meeting.

Sub-group updates:

            Revenue/Finance – The tabling of the spreadsheet deferred until the       next meeting.  Action – PG

            Health – Report back from the Oldham visit deferred until the next             meeting.  Action - JR

            HR – CH requested that the Education Client Team send a letter to             Temple Bank staff to restate their position.  Action - DW/PG

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BSF Update (PC for PG)

The decision for appointing the preferred bidder should be made early next week, although the publication of this will be sometime hence – at this stage, the date is unknown.

SG asked when the start date for the new schools would be confirmed and reiterated that there was an agreed procedure for the timescale of publication of information which should be adhered to.  Action – PC to discuss with PG.

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Sub-group Updates

Revenue/Finance – Deferred until the next meeting

Health – Deferred until the next meeting.

Early Years – CH for RH

• The Barkerend/Byron issue has been resolved and now going ahead with the mixed arrangements on the Byron site.
• The statutory notices for the closure of the Resourced Nurseries commencing 5 January for 6 weeks.
• A proposal going to the Finance Strategy Group concerning the realignment of funding from the Resourced Nurseries to the Children’s Centres Plus
• RH attending the OJC to present a briefing paper to the Unions concerning staffing of Resourced Nurseries/Children’s Centres.
• RH working on clear input for the prescribed information required for 5 January.

Communications – RT

• The first meeting of the newly formed Communications sub-group has recently taken place.  Membership now comprises:

-         two parent Governors – Louisa Hopwood and Stan Kidd together with RT, DW, PC, CH.

• School staff representatives still required.
• DW updated sub group members concerning the Darlington Education Village model.  It was agreed that some ideas from this could be used in Bradford.
• RT reported that the Education Vision event took place successfully on 28 November where 161 people attended from a broad spectrum of partners/institutions within the Bradford District. Pupils from a variety of schools attended, including some from Haycliffe who contributed well to the day.   RT explained that the aim was to create a vision for all education within the District from cradle to grave.  He reported that many ideas were floated and these were now being collated and worked upon.  CH commented that there could be a danger of too many visions being created without being “joined up” and made reference to Every Child Matters and the Children and Young People’s Plan (C&YPP).  PC added that once the vision was developed it should feed into the C&YPP vision.  She also added that the draft should be discussed with representatives of those institutions who were not able to attend the event.  Action – PC to discuss with PG/MC.

HR – DaW

• More members of the sub-group are required – DaW to email special schools requesting volunteers.

• Interviews taking place today for the Headship of Haycliffe/Grange Special School.
• At present working on the skills audit and aiming to get these to staff before the end of term.

Training – CH

• Bradford College representative to join the sub-group.
• Agreed a number of actions to take back to the Heads Designate group.
• There is a need to identify 1/2 training days for all special school staff 06/07.
• Rolling out the programme for training and support for Team Teach agreed and funding to be made available (£42K).
• Bradford College visiting schools concerning staff training and support needs.
• Meeting again in January.

Pupil Transition/Transport – CH – The group has not yet met.  SG commented that at present there are a number of problems concerning transport which need to be resolved before the opening of the new schools.  SG added that Norman Parker from Education Bradford is visiting all special schools to catalogue the problems.  Most will have been visited by the end of term.  DW aware of problems.

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AOB

The Timeline – PC tabled an update and explained that the black and white horizontal lines denote actions which are complete and have been “rolled” up to the summary bar.  She also pointed out that new areas had been added such as headings for the Revenue/Finance sub-group and the Pupil Transition/Transport group.  Action – PC will email sub-group chairs requesting an update in preparation for the next meeting.

CH requested a substantive agenda item for each meeting in future: Deaf Review/Implementation.

CH reported that Katie Taylor has been appointed as the new Inclusion Development Manager for SEN Services, Education Bradford.

CH questioned whether the 6 January meeting will be necessary. Action – MC/PG to discuss and members informed at the next meeting.

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Date and time of next meeting

Friday, 16 December, 10.30 am at Future House.