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Election of Vice-Chair To elect a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. Minutes: As there were no nominations received for Vice-Chair it was:
RESOLVED that the appointment of a Vice-Chair be deferred until the Autumn 2022. |
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors D Meredith and S J Beecham.
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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: The Committee received the following declarations of interest from Members:
Item 8 – Llanbedr Church In Wales School: County Councillor M Beecham, declared a personal and prejudicial interest as a parent of a child attending Llanbedr School. |
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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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Curriculum for Wales and Professional Learning PDF 1 MB To receive and consider the report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys. Minutes: · Report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys – Curriculum for Wales and Professional Learning (including Thematic review on curriculum)
Issues Discussed: · The new curriculum is about the four purposes. There are 27 mandatory statements of what matters across 6 areas of learning and experience. · The curriculum framework requires each school to design its own curriculum and assessment requirements. It is acknowledged this is a significant challenge for schools. · An added element for small schools is their capacity to manage the considerable workload of engaging with the wide range of professional learning required by the new curriculum in addition to the wider transformation agenda. · Most of the schools are engaging positively with the curriculum for Wales. Allocating time for school staff to engage in additional time for professional learning has been challenging. · The roll out is supported by 19 pedagogy leads, 3 for each of the 6 areas of learning and experience, except science which has an additional pedagogy lead. · Powys has invested in professional learning and providing practitioners with a high quality entitlement which is easily accessible. The Powys Professional Learning Offer for 2022-2023 has already been published for schools in advance of September to incorporate this with the school’s own professional learning needs.
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Llanfihangel Rhydithon School PDF 326 KB To receive and consider the report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys. Minutes: Documents Considered: · Report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys – Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P. School
Issues Discussed: · This also provides an opportunity to look at the community impact of the schools closure.
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To note the Committee’s forward work programme. Minutes: · Draft Work Programme
Issues Discussed:
Outcomes: · Noted.
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Llanbedr Church in Wales School Minutes: County Councillor M Beecham declared a personal and prejudicial interest and withdrew from the meeting. |
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To receive and consider the report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys.
Minutes: · Report of the Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys – Llanbedr Church in Wales School
Issues Discussed: · The Cabinet Member advised the Committee that: · This is similar in nature to the previous report, but different in reasoning. · Throughout the process there has been emphasis on the benefits of catchment reviews. Although this came forward as a single proposal, in the past six months there have been a number of changes in the catchment with changes in staffing at schools within the catchment. This has opened up the possibility of a wider transformation within the area. · This area will be a priority as other changes need to be put in place, therefore a review of the whole catchment will be undertaken including the Llanbedr site, so that wider options can be considered before Llanbedr formally closes. This will be a priority for the transformation team and is part of the wider commitment to gain a better understanding of provision, needs and the best way to deliver that in a complex catchment in view of its proximity to catchments of schools in other authorities.
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Exempt Item To consider passing the following Resolution:
RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under categories 2 and 3 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
The Monitoring Officer has determined that categories 2 and 3 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following item. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.
Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under categories 2 and 3 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
The Monitoring Officer has determined that categories 2 and 3 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following item. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting. |
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Confidential Appendix Minutes: |