Issue - meetings

To receive a progress update from the Director of Children’s Services on the Corporate Parenting Board.

The Board received a report from the Director of Children’s Services providing a progress update against the priority areas identified by Ofsted in 2019 in relation to the Corporate Parenting Board (CPB). The report also included an update on the progress made to improve and develop the Personal Education Plan process.

The Committee received an overview of the changes made to the CPB to expand its membership and engagement with external agencies. This included a summary of the various outreach activities board members had undertaken and the items considered by the Board at its meetings.

Members also heard how high-quality PEPs were a key tool for promoting the educational outcomes of Children in Care. They noted the project undertaken jointly between the Children & Families and Education & Inclusion branches of Children’s Services to review the process alongside the results and actions taken following it.

As a result of questions members heard that;

·         The introduction of the Virtual College and the increase in Districts providing a Council Tax waiver for young people who had been in care have been as a result of the Board’s work.

RESOLVED:

That the Corporate Parenting Board note the contents of the report and the positive progress made in respect of the Ofsted recommendation.