Aberdeen City Council Social Work Department

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL, EDUCATION, CULTURE & SPORT MEETING TITLE: Education, Culture and Sport Learning & Workforce Forum MEETING DATE: Thursday 20 February 2014 (Smarter) PARTICIPANTS: Jane Russell (ACVO), Gail Woodcock, Patricia Cassidy, Linda Clark, Linda Smith, NHS, Sheila Sansbury, Chris Smillie APOLOGIES: Alexander Godfrey Brown, Aberdeen University & Kay Dunn

NO. AGENDA ITEM NOTES OF DISCUSSION ACTION/DECISIONS BY WHOM WHEN 1. Introduction Patricia gave update on recent departments and re-alignments of integrated children’s services and Community Planning Aberdeen. Gail Woodcock will take on chairing of this group until new Head of Service is in place. 2. Note Of Previous Meeting Agreed 3. Community Planning/SOA Update New management group has now met twice. Further meeting on Monday, each group will be invited as part of the ongoing programme to update on work. This group will now be called Learning and Workforce forum (replacing smarter forum). This was agreed by attendees. Kay Dunn, a member, also provides support to the Community Planning Kay to give presentation of overview of (CP) Management Group. CP structure at next weeks meeting. Patricia noted that her impression is a much more focussed group. There was a discussion about how we can ensure that organisations are fully engaged with process in terms of guidance and decision making. There was a discussion around funding, commitment, step change and change funds. Page 1 Patricia noted that ACC will be reviewing the senior management structure of ACC. PC noted the specific interest in infrastructure of CP from ACC’s Director of Corporate Kay Dunn to provide information about Governance. CP reference group – who is rep from this group?

4. Community Learning & Development and Library & Information Services Review Update Gail gave an update on the ongoing CLD, Libraries and Information Services service review and asset strategy. Draft Strategy and options paper is now almost ready and once agreed will be subject to comprehensive consultation. 5. Literacy Strategy Update – Chris Smillie Chris Smillie presented to the group his Literacies Strategy document to be work in developing literacy strategy. circulated to members To date focus has been a developing vision statement for literacies. Strategy Next meeting to be themed sessions on is about ‘literacies’ rather than ‘literacy’. literacies – each partner to come with Document was shared representation of what literacies issues Looking at development of ‘literacies mean to them. pipeline’ – early years through to adults. Looking to develop tiered approach to Chris to develop 3 key questions to go literacies but using consistent methods, out in advance of meeting. Chris to help and in environments the leavers are plan format of that meeting relaxed in.

6. Education, Culture and Sport Priorities Patricia informed everyone of Web link of priorities to be sent out Education, Culture and Sport directorate’s 4 priorities - Raising attainment - Health and Wellbeing Page 2 - Inclusion - Culture 9. Integrated Children’s Services Update Sheila Sansbury Sheila Sansbury – provided an update To be circulated electronically of the Integrated Children’s Services structure – diagram was circulated. Integrated Children’s Services arrangements has been refreshed following feedback from partners. Achieving – key links between this group and the Learning and Workforce Thematic Group. Key priorities for this group will sit in schools portfolio of EC&S directorate. Youth employment activity will be rebranded to “Aberdeen Guarantees”. Early intervention approaches are also being considered – restricted through terms of Scottish Government Grant. Aspiration and ambitions also key issue being considered. Proposing that chair of achieving group should be at this group – Charlie Penman Head of Education Services. 10. Dates of Future Meetings 22 May 2014 Sarah Phimister to re send out dates 21 August 2014 and times of meetings to attendees of meeting.

MINUTE Gail Woodcock DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 22 May 2014 VENUE: 2N-01 TAKER: 21 August 2014