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Items
No. 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.

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.

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.

 

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.

5.

Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon Language Category pdf icon 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.

 

·                 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

6.

Work Programme

To note that future meetings are scheduled as follows:

 

08-07-21

 

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

Castle Caereinion (Cabinet 13-07-21)

 

14-07-21

 

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

School Budgets 2021-22

School Budgets out-turn 2020-21

Poverty Report

 

09-21 TBC

Items to be Confirmed

15-09-21

 

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

Mount Street / Cradoc (Cabinet 21-09-21)

Llanbedr (Cabinet 21-09-21)

Churchstoke (Cabinet 21-09-21)

 

08-12-21

 

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

Llangedwyn / Llanfechain / Bro Cynllaith (Cabinet 14-12-21)

Llanfyllin - Phase 2 (Cabinet 14-12-21)

Ysgol Calon Cymru (Cabinet 14-12-21)

 

12-01-22

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

WESP - post consultation (Cabinet 18-01-22)

 

Minutes:

The Committee noted that future meetings are scheduled as follows:

 

08-07-21

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

 

Castle Caereinion (Cabinet 13-07-21)

 

14-07-21

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

 

School Budgets 2021-22

School Budgets out-turn 2020-21

Poverty Report

09-21 TBC

Items to be Confirmed

 

15-09-21

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

Mount Street / Cradoc (Cabinet 21-09-21)

Llanbedr (Cabinet 21-09-21)

Churchstoke (Cabinet 21-09-21)

 

08-12-21

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

 

Llangedwyn / Llanfechain / Bro Cynllaith (Cabinet 14-12-21)

Llanfyllin - Phase 2 (Cabinet 14-12-21)

Ysgol Calon Cymru (Cabinet 14-12-21)

 

12-01-22

14.00 - 16.00

Zoom

 

WESP - post consultation (Cabinet 18-01-22)

 

 

It was noted that the items for consideration could be subject to change.