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Items
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Item |
1. |
Apologies
To receive apologies for absence.
Minutes:
Apologies for absence were received from
Co-Opted Members A. Davies, S. Davies
and G. Robson.
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2. |
Election of Vice-Chair
Arising from the Annual Meeting of the
Council, to elect a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.
Minutes:
RESOLVED that County Councillor D.R. Jones be
elected Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.
The Chair thanked Angela Davies, Co-Opted
Member for her support and work as Vice-Chair over the past two
years.
The Chair also welcomed the new Members of the
Committee.
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3. |
Declarations of interest
To receive any disclosures of interest from
Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting.
Minutes:
There were no declarations of interest from
Members relating to items for consideration on the agenda.
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4. |
Declarations of Party Whip
To
receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has
been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section
78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having
been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before
the Committee.)
Minutes:
The Committee did not receive
any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been
given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3)
of the Local Government Measure 2011.
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5. |
Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon Language Category PDF 235 KB
To receive and consider the report of the
Leader of the Council.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Documents Considered:
·
Report of the Leader – Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon
Language Category.
Issues
Discussed:
·
Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon is a dual stream primary
school. When the report was written, there were 109 pupils on the
school roll, 12 in the English Stream, no pupils in reception or
year 1 and 97 in the Welsh Stream.
·
There have been discussions with governors over
a number of years regarding concerns
about the sustainability of the English
Stream.
·
There were 71 responses to the online consultation
together with nine written responses which included from
Estyn.
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Questions:
Bearing in mind
the number of youngsters at lower end of school who wish to be
taught through the medium of English, there is no indication how
many pupils will join the school and wish to be taught through the
medium of English from September as this change will not commence
until 2022.
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The change will
come in on a phased basis commencing in September 2022. Currently
as of today the school has 89 in the Welsh Stream and 15 in the
English Stream. There is no information available as to whether any
new pupils have applied to be taught through the English Medium
from September.
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Therefore at the bottom end of the school there will be
three years where there will be no new pupils in the English medium
Stream. Will this speed up the process for the school becoming
Welsh Medium.
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It depends on
how the numbers work out. If current pupils in the English Medium
Stream want to remain there, then this will be honoured until they
leave the school. If they want to transfer to the Welsh
Stream then additional support would be
provided to those pupils.
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If there are no
pupils joining the English Stream this year will it be possible to move to Welsh Medium
only for years 1, 2 and 3 or would the school still be accepting
English Stream pupils into those years.
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If proposal is
approved it would continue to be a
regulated change – i.e. on a phased basis from 2022.
Therefore the school would not accept
any pupils into the English Stream from that date
forwards.
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Looking at the
numbers, by Sept 2025 there will only be one or two pupils in the
English Stream by then. What will the plans be for those
children.
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If parents have
chosen the English Stream for their
children then this will be honoured to the end of their education
at the school. The school will be aware of small numbers in these
year groups and will work with parents to discuss whether it is
more appropriate for pupils to join the Welsh Stream with
support.
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If a pupil wants
to remain in the English Stream would there be transport to the
nearest English Medium school. This could apply to new families
moving into the area.
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First of
all the Council would provide Trochi
(immersion) support so they could attend that school. However parents can choose whichever school that
they want. ...
view the full minutes text for item 5.
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6. |
Work Programme
To note that future meetings are scheduled as
follows:
08-07-21
14.00
- 16.00
Zoom
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Castle Caereinion (Cabinet
13-07-21)
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14-07-21
14.00
- 16.00
Zoom
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School Budgets
2021-22
School Budgets
out-turn 2020-21
Poverty
Report
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09-21
TBC
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Items to be
Confirmed
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15-09-21
14.00
- 16.00
Zoom
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Mount Street / Cradoc (Cabinet
21-09-21)
Llanbedr (Cabinet
21-09-21)
Churchstoke (Cabinet
21-09-21)
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08-12-21
14.00
- 16.00
Zoom
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Llangedwyn / Llanfechain / Bro
Cynllaith (Cabinet 14-12-21)
Llanfyllin - Phase 2 (Cabinet
14-12-21)
Ysgol Calon Cymru (Cabinet
14-12-21)
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12-01-22
14.00
- 16.00
Zoom
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WESP - post consultation
(Cabinet 18-01-22)
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Minutes:
The Committee noted that future meetings are
scheduled as follows:
08-07-21
14.00 -
16.00
Zoom
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Castle Caereinion (Cabinet 13-07-21)
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14-07-21
14.00 -
16.00
Zoom
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School Budgets 2021-22
School Budgets out-turn 2020-21
Poverty Report
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09-21
TBC
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Items to be Confirmed
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15-09-21
14.00 -
16.00
Zoom
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Mount Street / Cradoc (Cabinet 21-09-21)
Llanbedr (Cabinet 21-09-21)
Churchstoke (Cabinet 21-09-21)
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08-12-21
14.00 -
16.00
Zoom
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Llangedwyn /
Llanfechain / Bro Cynllaith (Cabinet
14-12-21)
Llanfyllin -
Phase 2 (Cabinet 14-12-21)
Ysgol Calon Cymru (Cabinet 14-12-21)
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12-01-22
14.00 -
16.00
Zoom
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WESP - post consultation
(Cabinet 18-01-22)
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It was noted that the items for consideration
could be subject to change.
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