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To
receive any questions or petitions.
Notes:
1.
The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm
four working days before the meeting (26 September
2023).
2.
The deadline for public questions is seven days
before the meeting(25 September 2023).
3.
The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the
meeting, and no petitions have been received.
The
public retain their right to submit questions for written response,
with such answers recorded in the minutes of the meeting;
questioners may participate in meetings to ask a supplementary
question. Petitioners may address the Committee on their petition
for up to three minutes Guidance will be made available to any
member of the public wishing to speak at a meeting.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
- There was one public
question, two Member’s questions and no
petitions.
- Amy Rieley asked a supplementary question on private
Educational Psychologists (EP) assessments. The Assistant Director
for Inclusion and Additional Needs answered that the acceptance of
private EPs had been updated on the Council’s website on 22
September 2023 and all staff were informed on 25 September
2023.
- The Chair queried
when the website was updated with the latest information on
extended acceptance of private EPs. The Assistant Director for
Inclusion and Additional needs noted that the website was updated
on the 25 July.
It was further updated on the 13 of September which made
information on imbursement clearer to parents.
- The Chair noted that
the update in July 2023 was not clear to parents and stressed the
importance of communicating to parents effectively.
- A Member noted that
the information on reimbursements was difficult to find following
the previous public Select Committee meeting in July 2023. The
Member said that not everyone could afford to pay for the private
assessments and could be disadvantaged as a result.
- A Member asked a
question on high suspension rates, a school absence multi agency
network and improving school absences for girls with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The Director for Education and Lifelong
Learning to respond to the question as an action.
Actions/requests for further information:
- Director for Education and Lifelong
Learning will provide a written response to Catherine
Powell’s
question on the school absence multi-agency network and school
absences for girls with ASD.
- Director for Education and Lifelong Learning tosend the
High Sheriff’s report to the Committee.