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Agenda

Education Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2015 5.30 pm

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Venue: Sirhowy Room - Sirhowy Room, Penallta House, Tredomen, Ystrad Mynach. View directions

Contact: Charlotte Evans

Items
No.	Item
1.	To receive apologies for absence.
2.	Declaration of interest Councillors and Officers are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interest(s) in respect of any item of business on this agenda in accordance with the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Code of Conduct for both Councillors and Officers.
	To approve and sign the following minutes: -
3.	Education for Life Scrutiny Committee held on 4th November 2014 (Minute nos. 1-13) PDF 171 KB
4.	Consideration of any matter referred to this Committee in accordance with the call-in procedure.
5.	To receive a verbal report from the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning.
	To receive and consider the following Cabinet reports*: -
6.	Public Library Standards in Wales - Annual Library Update Report 2013-2014 - 12th November 2014.
7.	Cwmcarn High School - 10th December 2014.
	*If a member of the Scrutiny Committee wishes for any of the above Cabinet reports to be brought forward for review at the meeting please contact Charlotte Evans, 01443 864210, by 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 12th January 2015.
	To receive and consider the following Scrutiny reports: -
8.	Presentation by Youth Forum. PDF 142 KB
9.	Improving School Attendance. PDF 169 KB Additional documents: Attendance and Exclusions Presentation , item 9. PDF 210 KB
10.	Reducing Exclusions. PDF 197 KB Additional documents: Reducing Exclusions Appendix 1 , item 10. PDF 295 KB Reducing Exclusions Appendix 2 , item 10. PDF 22 KB
11.	Caerphilly County Borough Library Service MTFP 2015/17 - Revised 'Tiering of Delivery' Options for Consideration. PDF 231 KB Additional documents: Caerphilly County Borough Library Service MTFP 2015-17 Appendix 1 , item 11. PDF 153 KB Caerphilly County Borough Library Service MTFP 2015-17 Appendix 2 , item 11. PDF 153 KB
12.	Draft Savings Proposals 2015-16. PDF 115 KB Additional documents: Draft Savings Proposals for 2015-16(APP 1) , item 12. PDF 77 KB Draft Savings Proposals for 2015-16 (APP 2) , item 12. PDF 25 KB Draft Savings Proposals for 2015-16 (APP 3) , item 12. PDF 32 KB Draft Savings Proposals for 2015-16 (APP 4) , item 12. PDF 31 KB Draft Savings Proposals for 2015-16 (APP 5) , item 12. PDF 33 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 12.
13.	To record any requests for an item to be included on the next available agenda.
	To receive and note the following information items*: -
14.	New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service. PDF 20 KB Additional documents: New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service Appendix 1 , item 14. PDF 144 KB New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service Appendix 1(1) , item 14. PDF 20 KB New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service Appendix 1(2) , item 14. PDF 62 KB New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service Appendix 1(3) , item 14. PDF 88 KB New Governance Arrangements for South East Wales Education Achievement Service Appendix 1(4) , item 14. PDF 71 KB
15.	Discriminatory Incidents in Schools Report 2014. PDF 112 KB Additional documents: Discriminatory Incidents in Schools 2014 Appendix 1 , item 15. PDF 32 KB Discriminatory Incidents in Schools 2014 Appendix 2 , item 15. PDF 149 KB Discriminatory Incidents in Schools 2014 Appendix 3 , item 15. PDF 161 KB Discriminatory Incidents in Schools 2014 Appendix 4 , item 15. PDF 76 KB
16.	School Challenge Cymru Update. PDF 105 KB
	*If a member of the Scrutiny Committee wishes for any of the above Cabinet reports to be brought forward for review at the meeting please contact Charlotte Evans, 01443 864210, by 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 12th January 2015.