Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Action Sheet Education and Learning Scrutiny Committee - Friday 22 nd September 2017 Date Item Action to be Taken By Whom Action Taken 22.09.2017 6 Home to School and Post 16 Transport Policy 2018/19 The Chair requested a copy of the criteria for the An overview of the Hardship will be Hardship Fund provided by Coleg Gwent, to be provided as part of the Learning circulated to members. Zone briefing by John Sexton, Coleg Lynn Phillips, Gwent on 28 th November 2017. Head School Members raised a number of queries in relation to Transformation Please see attachment 1. costs of home to school transport, including Looked and Performance After Children. A member enquired who pays for the transport that The Council pay for the transport is provided from Brynithel to Sofrydd Primary because St. Illtyd’s Primary is the School. catchment area school for Brynithel, however, the school is oversubscribed in certain years and Sofrydd is the next nearest available school. This arrangement is in line with the Home to School Transport Policy. 22.09.2017 7 Summary of School Inspection Outcomes, Spring Term 2017 Lynette Jones, Letter sent to Willowtown Primary A member requested that a letter be sent to Corporate School. Willowtown Primary School, to recognise the Director school’s progress. Education Date Item Action to be Taken By Whom Action Taken 22.09.2017 8 Final End of Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Outcomes 2017 A member requested data on the positive impact the Lynette Jones, Information to be provided as part of Flying Start programme is having on children Corporate the Flying Start Member Briefing entering the Foundation Phase. Director Session to be arranged early in the Education New Year. The Chair requested that in future any graphs are Democratic Members are able to access colour emailed to Members or printed in colour. Services / versions of the reports and Scrutiny Officer appendices via the Committee agendas on the Blaenau Gwent website. 22.09.2017 9 Provisional Key Stage 4 Outcomes 2017 The Chair requested that the “regional protocols for schools experiencing unexpected declines” – as Lynette Jones, Included in Information Pack. detailed in 2.24 of the report, are provided for Corporate Members’ information. Director Education A Member requested the number of examinations Please see attachment 2. that have been re-assessed and how many of those received a higher grade. .