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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors L Roberts, B Davies, T Van-Rees, K Roberts-Jones, A Jenner (other Council business) and Co-opted Member M Evitts. In addition, there was an apology for absence from County Councillor P Davies (Portfolio Holder for Education and Property). |
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Disclosures of interest To receive any disclosures of interest by 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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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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To receive and consider a presentation by Hayley Smith, Service Manager for Inclusion and Youth Services and Simon Anderson, Inclusion Manager. Minutes: · Presentation by Hayley Smith, Service Manager for Inclusion and Youth Services and Simon Anderson, Inclusion Manager.
Issues Discussed: · There is no under-estimation of the challenge for schools and the new roles of the ALNCo and responsibilities on schools places a great strain on school leaders especially in the smaller schools. This change is being introduced alongside other national changes such as the Curriculum for Wales. · Powys been preparing for the act for the past 4 years and due to transformation is being delivered at pace and in a spirit of co-construction with schools. Training has been provided for schools, officers and key partners. From the self evaluation it is clear that implementation is occurring successfully. · The slides showed the delivery of the Act against the eleven core aims. · To meet the need for an unified plan a new inclusion system has been developed. The three elements of the system are Tyfu gateway, Tyfu Platform and PIP (Powys Inclusion Panel). This also allows for electronic IDPs (Individual Development Plans), and allows schools to track and monitor support for pupils. · The Tyfu Platform will in future make sure that all information is held centrally and accessible to those that need to access it. · There are two multi agency panels i.e. the Early Years PIP and older children PIP with multi agency representation. Also looking how to include the "children's voice" in the work of these panels. This assists decision making as all the decision makers are in the meeting. · Training has been delivered to all schools, governing bodies, Health, Children and Adults Services, and third sector partners. · Collaboration and communications with schools and others has greatly improved, guides have been produced about the new Act and it is hoped to build on this. Bilingual Tyfu updates are sent to schools.
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Curriculum for Wales and Professional Learning PDF 594 KB To receive and consider the report of the Portfolio Holder for Education and Property, County Councillor Phyl Davies. Minutes: · Report by Sally Llewellyn, Service Manager for Curriculum for Wales and Professional Learning.
Issues Discussed: · For Primary schools – roll out will commence from September 2022. Secondary schools and others settings can choose to roll out the curriculum to Year 7 and encouraged to do so by Welsh Government but it is not mandatory until 2023 when they would be expected to roll out to years 7 and 8 together. · The Curriculum for Wales is a purpose led curriculum which is different from the content led curriculum of the past. This is no longer about what we teach but how we teach and why the contexts and concepts are selected for learning. · The Curriculum framework is vast and still growing and being updated. There are 27 mandatory statements of what matters i.e. the statutory obligations of the Curriculum, across 6 areas of learning and experience (Languages, Literacy and Communication; Mathematics and Numeracy; Science and Technology; Expressive Arts; Health and Well-Being; Humanities). The learners will need to develop a growing and deepening understanding against those 27 statements of what matters. · There are five principles of progression within the areas of learning and experience except for Mathematics and Numeracy which has interdependent proficiencies. · In addition, there are three fundamental cross curricular skills which are also mandatory (Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Competence). There are four integral skills and six cross cutting themes of the curriculum. · There is a vast amount of information for schools to read through and digest to deliver what is a 3 to 16 continuum of learning. Schools have to design their own curriculum and assessments structure. Schools are grappling with what disciplinary progression looks like. · The Curriculum and Professional Learning Team is assisting schools with professional learning and assisting teachers have a deeper understanding of the curriculum framework. This is an exciting as well as daunting time for schools with multiple changes occurring in the education system as part of achieving the national mission e.g. ALN, accountability measures, self evaluation processes. · The pandemic over the last two years has prevented schools making the progress they would have liked with the curriculum due to other priorities. · All schools are piloting, designing and trialling and trying to evaluate the impact of the changes being introduced in schools. Most schools are engaging positively with the Curriculum for Wales and grateful for the professional learning offer which is available from the authority. · The Curriculum team will be visiting schools with improvement advisers in the Spring Term to ask questions about the Curriculum for Wales and to see how things are operating in practice and preparedness for the roll out. · The Team is also ensuring that practitioners are accessing the learning resources and updating these resources. Time for professional learning for practitioners is a challenge for schools and funding has been provided by Welsh Government to support professional learning. · Peer to peer ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Work Programme To note that future meetings of the Committee will be held as follows:
Minutes: The Committee noted that future meetings would be held as follows:
The Committee also noted that the report in respect of Ysgol Calon Cymru which had been referred to the Committee by the Governance and Audit Committee would need to be scheduled in the work programme. |