Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Reading

Contact: Richard Woodford - Committee Administrator  Email: richard.woodford@reading.gov.uk

Link: webcast of meeting

Items
No. Item

26.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Minutes of the meeting of the Adult Social Care, Children’s Services and Education Committee held on 11 December 2018.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

27.

Minutes of Other Bodies pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Health and Wellbeing Board – 12 October 2018

Minutes:

The Minutes of the following meeting were submitted:

 

·       Health and Wellbeing Board – 12 October 2018

28.

The Experience of people who had been admitted to Psychiatric Wards at Prospect Park Hospital pdf icon PDF 190 KB

Health colleagues from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Clinical Commissioning Group to report on progress against the recommendations made in the report by Healthwatch on the Experience of people who had been admitted to psychiatric wards at Prospect Park Hospital.

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Minutes:

Further to Minute 41 of the meeting held on 31 January 2018, Julian Emms, Chief Executive, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, David Townsend, Chief Operating Office, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, attended the meeting and submitted a letter to the Chair of the Committee setting out an update to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

29.

Delivery of the Early Intervention Strategy - Progress Report pdf icon PDF 242 KB

A progress report providing the Committee with an update on the delivery of the Early Intervention Strategy.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 43 of the meeting held on 31 January 2018, the Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a report providing the Committee with a progress report on the Delivery of the Early Intervention Strategy.

The report explained that in September 2018 a partnership event had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.

30.

Child Exploitation and Children who go Missing pdf icon PDF 211 KB

A progress report providing the Committee with an update on Child Exploitation and Children who go Missing.

Minutes:

The Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a report providing the Committee with a progress report on Child Exploitation and Children who go missing.  A copy of the Child Exploitation and Missing Children Action Plan 2019-2020 was appended to the report.

The report explained that in summer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.

31.

Independent Reviewing Officers Annual Report 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 DOTX 61 KB

A report presenting the Committee with the Independent Reviewing Officers Annual Report from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.

Minutes:

The Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a briefing note on the Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) Annual Report from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.  A copy of the report was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

The report stated that there had been an  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

32.

Now is the Time: Reading Borough Council's Strategy for the future Educational Success of our Students pdf icon PDF 36 KB

A report presenting the Committee with the Council’s Strategy for the future Educational Success of its Students.

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Minutes:

Councillor Pearce, Lead Councillor for Education, submitted a report presenting the Committee with the Council’s Strategy for the Future Education of its Students.  Now is the Time: Reading Borough Council’s strategy for the future educational success of our students was appended to the report.

The report explained that the Strategy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

33.

Fair Workload Commitment for Schools pdf icon PDF 33 KB

A report presenting the Committee with a Fair Workload Commitment for Schools.

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Minutes:

Councillor Pearce, Lead Councillor for Education, submitted a report presenting the Committee with the Fair Workload Commitment for Schools.

 

It was reported at the meeting that due to an error the wrong version of the Fair Workload Commitment for Schools had been appended to the report so the item was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.

34.

School Admission Arrangements 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 75 KB

A report inviting the Committee to determine the following:

·         The admissions arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2020/21

·         The co-ordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the 2020/21 school year

·         The co-ordinated scheme for secondary schools for the 2020/21 school year

·         The Relevant Area

·         Maps of the catchment areas

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Minutes:

The Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a report that invited the Committee to determine:

·       The admissions arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2020/21;

·       The co-ordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the 2020/21 school year;

·       The co-ordinated scheme for secondary  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

35.

Adult Care and Health Services - Direction of Travel "Supporting Our Future" pdf icon PDF 88 KB

A report providing the Committee with an overview of the context and rationale for the development of Support Our Future for Adults.

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Minutes:

The Director of Adult Social Care and Health Services submitted a report that set out the strategic direction of travel supporting Adults, including children’s transitions, entitled “Supporting Our Future”.  The report provided the Committee with an overview of the context and rationale for the development of Supporting Our Future for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.

36.

Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2017-18 pdf icon PDF 68 KB

A report presenting the Committee with the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2017-18.

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Minutes:

The Director of Adult Care and Health Services submitted for information a copy of the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2017-18.  The following appendices were attached to the report:

Appendix A

Membership of the Board

Appendix B

Achievements by Partner Agencies

Appendix C

Completed Business Plan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 36.