Minutesof theSchools Forum

Thursday, 15 October 2015

-:Present:-

Schools:Primary RogerHughes, DebbieMain, Adam Morrisand JimPiper Maintained:Academy Secondary:SueFoot Special/PRUMikeLock andJulie Shears EarlyYears: TimStevens Governors:PrimaryMauriceCoddSecondaryAcademy: CliveStarr 14-19Partnership:Officers: RichardWilliams, Directorof Children's Services,Lisa Finn,FinanceManager,

(Alsoin attendance:Hayley Gribbin,Amanda Hayleyand NickHollins notes)

1.            Electionof Chairand Vice-Chair

The Chairrequested thatthe SchoolsForum Clerkco-ordinate theprocess ofthe election of anew Chairand ViceChair forthe forthcomingyear.

Nominations for thepositionof Chairwere soughtand followinga vote,itwas agreedunanimously thatRoger Hughesbe re-electedas chairof theSchools Forum.Itwas alsoagreed todefer theappointmentof theVice-Chair untilthe nextmeeting of theForum.

2.            Apologies

Apologies werereceived fromJames Evans,Dan Hallam,Mike Lockand DaneianRees

3.            Minutes

The Minutesof themeeting ofthe Schools'Forum heldon 25th June2015 werechecked foraccuracy andagreed asa truerecord.

4.            MattersArising

Item 4{ii) -Small Taskand FinishGroup:  Itwas reportedthat thethere wasnow no needfor aTask andFinish Groupto beestablished asissues surroundingaccess tothe ''Turnaround"Fund forpupils withchallenging behaviourwould be dealtwithin thecontext ofthe reportfrom DebbiePritchard inrelation toImproving Outcomesfor VulnerableChildren.

Item4 {ii)- TESSAdministrator:  TheChair advisedthe Forumthat the Administratorappointed toTESS hasrecently leftthe positionand thatthe post would beadvertised in duecourse.

Item 4(ii)- CAMHS PrimaryMental HealthWorker:  The Chairadvised theForum that dueto thecurrent restructurethat wasongoing inrelation tothe CAMHSService, thetwo yearfunding of£15,000 fromthe DSGunderspendwas nownot goingto goahead.

ItemS(i)CAMHS ServiceUpdate:  TheChair reportedthat itwas nownot necessary for anyaction tobe takenwith regardsto referringthe CAMHSService to theJoint CommissioningTeam.

ItemS(ii)EducationSafeguardingServiceUpdate: Itwas reportedthat David Taylor,Chair ofthe TorbaySafeguarding ChildrenBoard hadnow metwith Jane English inrelation toEducation representationon theBoard.

5.            Updateon TESS- Considerationof Continuationof Service.

The Boardreceived awritten reportupdating memberson thecurrent activitiesbeing undertakenwithin theTorbay EducationSafeguarding Service.

TheDirector ofChildren'sServicesupdated theBoard onan issuethat hasrecently occurred withinthe Serviceand thatas theservice is nowover 12months intooperation, it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Schools’ Forum held on ……………… were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. 

(i) Update.

(ii) Terms of Reference

3rd December 2015 09:00-11:30 Mezz 3 Tor Hill House

7th January 2016 09:00-11:30 Mezz 3 Tor Hill House

10th March 2016 09:00-11:30 Mezz 3 Tor Hill House