Agenda

For Committee Members to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25^th January 2024 be confirmed as a correct record.

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For the Select Committee to consider the Annual Education Standards Report for 2023.

Contributors:

Cllr Anita Cranmer, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services

Gareth Drawmer, Head of Achievement and Learning

For the Select Committee to receive a report detailing the new school attendance duties and the implications for Buckinghamshire.

Contributors:

Cllr Anita Cranmer, Portfolio Holder for Children’s and Education

Gareth Drawmer, Head of Achievement and Learning

For the Committee to receive the six month update on the progress made to date on the recommendations of the Select Committee’s review group.

Contributors:

Cllr Anita Cranmer, Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services

Caroline Marriott, Head of Integrated SEND Services

For the Select Committee to (i) put forward ideas for next municipal year’s work programme and (ii) to be updated on the commencement of the review into school attendance.

Contributors:

Cllr Julie Ward, Chairman of the Select Committee

Katie Dover, Senior Scrutiny Officer

The next meeting of the Children’s & Education Select Committee will be in June 2024, with the date to be confirmed at the annual council meeting