Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report provides for comment tehAnnual Portfolio Performance and Resource Reports (PPRRs) for the Children and Families and Education Portfolios are presented for consideration by the Committee. Following positive feedback across all Scrutiny and Cabinet Members to the streamlined format of the Third Update Reports, these reports follow a similar approach.  

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Thomas Plant on Tel: 215 1358 or email: thomas.plant@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted the Annual Reports for 2018/2019 for the Children and Families and Education Portfolio’s. The Cabinet Member for Children and Families attended the meeting and answered Councillors questions in relation to the reports.

The following comments were made/issues made:-

·         Further information was sought in respect to the time taken to diagnose autism and ADHD. It was agreed that a detailed report would be brought to a future meeting of the Committee relating to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

·         The Committee discussed the actions that had been taken in response to the Ofsted ‘focused visit’ that had taken in place in February 2019 and the findings/recommendations of the Inspector.

·         How the Council interacted with schools when addressing the issue of childhood obesity.

·         Problems experienced by parents during the 2019/2020 admissions round in respect to the Council’s online parent portal.

·         The project being undertaken by Dr Carl Emery at the University of Manchester in respect to primary school effectiveness – eight of the borough’s primary school were working collectively to inform the project.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the Cabinet Member be thanked for his attendance and report.