Agenda and minutes
Venue: Meeting Room 5, Town Hall. View directions
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Declarations of Interest Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made.
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Exclusion of the Public and the Public Interest Test To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 4 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). Minutes: RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ‘not for publication’ agenda item 4 ‘Educational Provision for 16-19 Year Olds’. |
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Scrutiny Review Panel Procedure Rules PDF 56 KB To consider a report of the Democratic Services Manager.
The report sets out the Scrutiny Review Panel Procedure Rules and suggests that the Panel should adopt them for the purpose of conducting the review.
The Panel are requested to formally adopt the Scrutiny Review Panel Procedure Rules for the purpose of conducting the review.
Officer Contact: Stephen Fox on Tel: 474 3206 or email:stephen.fox@stockport.gov.uk Minutes: A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the Scrutiny Review Panel Procedure Rules and suggesting that the Panel should adopt them for the purpose of conducting the review.
RESOLVED – That the Scrutiny Review Panel Procedure Rules be adopted as outlined in the report. |
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Educational Provision for 16-19 Year Olds To consider a report of the Director for Education Services.
The report provides Information on the current offer of learning available to young people aged 16-19 and on the post 16 education and training review which is taking place between September 2015 and March 2016 in Greater Manchester.
The Scrutiny Committee are invited to consider and comment on the report.
Officer Contact: Alison Creswell on Tel: 218 1220 or email: alison.creswell@stockport.gov.uk Minutes: The Director for Education Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing information on the current offer of learning available to young people aged 16-19 and on the post 16 education and training review which was taking place between September 2015 and March 2016 in Greater Manchester.
The following comments were made/issues raised:-
· The importance of considering what skills and qualifications local employers and the business community sought to promote; · Concerns were raised in respect to sixth forms’ ability to offer a sufficient range of courses, especially those linked to high schools who only had small numbers of students; · The Panel noted the Local Authority’s duty was to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people aged 16 to 19 and for those up to age 25 with a learning difficulty assessment (LDA) or Education, Health and Care (ECH) plan in the area; · Further concerns were raised regarding the number of Stockport residents that had been travelling out of the borough to study; · The panel heard that there was a viability issue associated with sixth form provision as schools often used other sources of income to subsidise the cost of that provision; · A Councillor expressed the opinion that Schools that offered sixth form education offered better support and continuity to students and as a consequence achieved better results as students did not have the pressure of seeking alternative providers at the end of Year 11; ·
The Greater Manchester Review of Post-16 education and training
institutions guidelines stated that there would be a move towards
fewer, often larger, more resilient and efficient
providers. RESOLVED (1) – That the report be noted.
(2) That Stockport Council’s response to the Greater Manchester Review of Post-16 education and training institutions be provided at the next meeting.
(3) That the travel to learn patterns for Stockport young people in September 2015 be provided at the next meeting.
(4) That information be submitted to the next meeting in respect to how the needs of employers are given consideration in conjunction with sixth form educational provision. |