TF/Linked Group

Discussions 29th January 2009 Strategic Co-ordinating Group (SCoG): Learn and Achieve Overview report:

TF/Linked Headlines Progress Problems Issues Group 01 Anti-Bullying . Draft P-MAP for initial Anti-bullying TF Group completed . Anti-bullying implementation group set up to oversee the implementation of the anti-bullying strategy in learning settings . Feedback received from schools and external agencies on strategic guidance . Attended Consortia, Primary Heads Federation and WASH to discuss new guidance . Training event (Nov 08) for all secondary school Anti-Bulling Coordinators/Links - 1 day course on cyber-bullying . All primary schools surveyed on bullying to establish current practice and needs. Updates on anti-bullying included in Schools Bulletin . First meeting of Steering Group took place (Dec 08) and scheduled for one per term . Next priority - building on pupil participation, setting up a young people’s anti-bullying group using JT as link . Restorative Practice - visited Hull to find out about the impact of the approach and good practice 02 PASS . Draft P-MAP in place . 85% of primary schools have . Workshop for High Schools, Special Schools and completed the PASS surveys PRUs to be held 26/01/09 and received their reports. . PASS TF Group – next meeting 27/01/09 . Excel spreadsheet training for all schools to be completed by July 09 03 Maximising . Any outstanding issues to be raised with regard to Achieve- Traveller children and Children with EAL to be fed ment into SCoG by GE . Link required to update SCoG in April on progress SCoG to investigate of Young Carers group with regard to education how it can link in with issues Young Carers group 1 TF/Linked Headlines Progress Problems Issues Group . Poverty and Education: Research report Explore whether we completed on the issues linking education and . Report written following input need to circulate the poverty. Strategies that have been used from LA SCoG members report to other groups nationally were researched and SCoG members and Partners to inputted into the report to advise on the local achieve a more approaches to tackling some of the issues raised informed report on local . LA SCoG to discuss the issues raised and approaches recommendations drafted to establish next steps 04 Keeping in . Work has been on-going around developing the . The KIT work will be taken Touch NACRO SLA forward in tandem with a . A networking event has provisionally been strategy to address the needs, arranged to bring other organisations working with and reduce the number, of young people together to build a picture of NEETs different services. Further information to follow . Structure and remit of KIT groups yet to be . This will be part of the work on finalised the Council’s priority to improve education and skills for reemployment 05 Maximising . Draft P-MAP for School Buildings TF Group in use of place School . Protocol on the use of School Buildings consulted Buildings on and approved for circulation . Identification of surplus capacity in schools, and its use in accommodating other agencies . Work to be carried out relating to market values of leases/rent 06 14-19 . ANDP Review: A review of this year’s ANDP was . Transformation update: distributed at the meeting. Most actions are on Following attendances at Learning target in respect of completion and expenditure conferences and consultation Partnership . SAR: The SAR is on target to be completed by on DCELLS policy direction Board end of January with the written report available by document, ‘Transforming February half term. Consideration will be given to Education and Training in resources/activities (mainly in the learning core Wales’, Wrexham has set up a component of 14-19 pathways) that are not funded Learning Partnership Board to through the ANDP take the transformation agenda forward

2 TF/Linked Headlines Progress Problems Issues Group . ANDP 2009/10 – Proposals were distributed and . To move forward towards explanations on how decisions were reached were proposals that will address given. The Network approved the ANDP for 2009- transformation in post-16 10. It has now gone to WAG for approval education, external consultants will carry out a feasibility study into possible solutions to realise the aims of DCELLS transformation policy in Wrexham. The Executive Board approved in principle the proposal for a feasibility study in December 2008. In January 2009, the Executive Board approved the scoping document for the feasibility study . An external consultant will be appointed to carry out the study and meet the Learning Partnership Board at the end of January. The feasibility study will be carried out in the period February-May, with an interim report by the end of March and a full report by June. DCELLS have contributed significantly towards the study and will monitor progress in tandem with the Learning Partnership Board 07 EYDCP . WCBC Play Strategy - The group was given a . EYDCP to meet in January 09 very comprehensive and interesting presentation to agree response by Mike Barclay, Play Development Officer. The Play Strategy is in Consultation Phase currently. . MB requested representation from this group on the Play Forum

3 TF/Linked Headlines Progress Problems Issues Group . Draft Childcare Sufficiency Assessment . EYDCP to discuss response Action Plan - EYDCP has been given the at next meeting statutory duty to ensure the Childcare Action Plan is implemented and monitored. Tax Credit issue to be pursued . Flying Start - 11 settings - attendance good. . Further discussion is ongoing Anecdotal evidence that children are settling in within the LA on response to earlier in the next stage (Early Education/ WAG re this issue Nursery). WAG requested reduction in areas . Wrexham has been allocating places based on assessment of need which has been working well . Parenting Courses held at The Venture have been very successful – potential to be rolled out to other Flying Start areas . Let’s Play Pack - Developed by Flying Start Team and has had positive impact on some families . Rhymes and Actions book . Foundation Phase - Training of all Foundation being developed to use Phase staff continues alongside the Let’s Play Pack . 5 new supplementary Modules coming out shortly . New Baseline Assessment about to be developed . Early Education Team – New National Baseline out to tender continues to provide training to . No confirmation received as yet re funding for all Wrexham Foundation next year Phase practitioners . Community Focused Schools - Sandra Thompson of Clybiau Plant Cymru/Kids Clubs . New training modules updated meeting on developments in Community currently being prepared Focused Schools. Her presentation included the Promotional Film which has been developed to support their work in developing Out of Hours Childcare in Wrexham; one example was the very successful project at the Ebenezer Centre in Cefn Mawr. Numerous links to Play Strategy were apparent 08 LAC . Discussions re placement of individual pupils Education . Monitoring use of RAISE grant Group . Review of education of LAC by WAG