Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services.

To provide Schools Forum members with details of the Schools Forum self-assessment, undertaken by Local Authority officers with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Schools Forum.

The Forum is recommended to note the report and vote on the proposed key areas/actions detailed at section 3.3.

Officer Contact: Peter Hughes on 0161 474 3947 or email peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the Schools Forum self-assessment undertaken by Local Authority officers with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Schools Forum.

It was agreed at the meeting of Schools Forum on 21 May 2015 that Local Authority officers with the Chair and Vice-Chair would complete the self-assessment toolkit that was provided alongside the updated Operational and Good Practice Guide book and report back to Schools Forum members accordingly.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Letters to be sent to members who fail to attend at least two meetings per cycle;

·         Non-attendance does not apply when a substitute is sent;

·         The difficulties associated with canvassing each sector due to the agenda only being published the week before the meeting;

·         Members could canvass the views of their sector for upcoming items by referring to the Schools Forum annual schedule of business;

·         The pre-agenda meeting could be better utilised by advertising what could be discussed during it;

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the actions put forward by the Local Authority officers, Chair and Vice-Chair be approved.