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This page lists the meetings for Children Sub-Committee.
- 5 Apr 2017 6.00 p.m. - CANCELLED
- 8 Mar 2017 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes; (Special Meeting)
- 8 Feb 2017 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes; (Special Meeting)
- 14 Dec 2016 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes
- 22 Sep 2016 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes
- 30 Mar 2016 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes
- 16 Dec 2015 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes
- 23 Sep 2015 6.00 p.m. - Agenda, Minutes
Information about Children Sub-Committee
CHILDREN SUB-COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Children Sub-Committee is to support the Council and its partners in delivering Wirral’s Strategy for children, young people and families to ensure:
- Children are ready for school;
- Young people are ready for work and adulthood
- Vulnerable children thrive and reach their full potential
- Children and young people feel safe and are safe
- Children and young people’s views and voices are evidenced in and integral to all of the above objectives.
WIRRAL PLAN PLEDGES
The work of the Children Sub-Committee will focus in particular on the delivery of the following Wirral Plan Pledges:
- Children are ready for school;
- Young people are ready for work and adulthood;
- Vulnerable children reach their full potential
· Reduce child and family poverty
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Children Sub-Committee will provide oversight, support and challenge to the activities of Wirral Council and its partners in relation to the following areas:
- Children’s attainment in school, focusing in particular on the attainment of the most vulnerable children, evidenced by the gap in attainment narrowing;
- The quality and performance of educational provision overall in Wirral, as judged by Ofsted;
- The quality and effectiveness of pre-birth to five year old support and provision for children and parents, leading to children having the best start in life, evidenced by their readiness for school;
- The quality and effectiveness of specialist children social care and partner provision to support the most vulnerable children, leading to children being safe and achieving their full potential;
- Targeted early help effectively supports more children to thrive and live safely in their families and communities
- Monitoring Local Authority performance against its statutory duties
PROPOSED WORKING PRACTICES OF THE
CHILDREN SUB-COMMITTEE
Sub Committee meetings
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Chair |
The Chair and Vice-Chair will be appointed at the first meeting of the Sub-Committee in the municipal year |
Membership |
The membership of the Sub-Committee will be politically proportional. (On the current political balance, this translates into 4 Labour; 2 Conservative; 1 Liberal Democrat). In addition, the 4 statutory education co-optees will be members of the Sub-Committee.
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Deputies |
A maximum of 8 Elected Members per political group may be nominated to sit on the Sub-Committee as Deputies The appointment of Deputies shall take effect upon the Group Leaders of each political group notifying the Head of Legal & Member Services of their deputy nominations.
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Frequency |
To meet a minimum of three times per year.
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Work programme |
The Sub-Committee will identify a work programme for the year, to include:
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Reporting Requirements |
The minutes of the Sub-Committee meetings will be reported to the next available People Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
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Communication & Transparency |
Meetings will be held in public with agendas being published prior to the meeting and formal minutes being produced. Therefore, support from Committee services will be required
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