Service Portfolio
Directorate and Service areas the Cabinet Member is responsible for and where the Corporate Director responsible and Officers within will report directly to:
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Children’s Services Directorate |
Children's Social Care (incl. safeguarding & corporate parenting) |
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Prevention & Youth Justice (incl. youth services, stronger families and adolescent mental health) |
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Education & SEND (incl. Adult & Community Learning, Skills, Lifelong Learning, Music Services and School Travel) |
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Adult Services & Health Directorate |
Children and Families Support Services (incl. Early Years and Children's Centres) |
Joint service portfolio with Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care:
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Adult Services & Health Directorate |
Health integration / Voluntary Sector |
Education
1) To exercise the LEA’s powers of intervention including the suspension of delegated powers from a governing body in accordance with the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and related legislation.
2) To receive monthly reports on the performance of schools.
3) To approve or nominate appointments of Council nominees to School Governing Bodies and vary and approve Constitutions in accordance with the relevant legislation and any local procedures allowing nominations from all political groups.
4) To monitor the performance of any schools where special measures have been applied.
5) To consider Ofsted reports on schools in the Borough as necessary.
6) To determine school organisation proposals where no objections have been received.
7) To approve the Agreed Syllabus from the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education, receive their Annual Report and agree any changes to their Constitution
8) To authorise, on behalf of the local authority, any Councillor (present or within the past four years) to be appointed to the office of Governor or Director at an Academy.
9) To consider requests for School Redundancy Payments and decide whether to approve them on behalf of the Local Authority
10) To make determination on the following local choice appeals function:
11) appeals against decisions to refuse student awards.
12) appeals against decisions to refuse free travel from home to school or college.
13) Work with the Schools Forum to ensure the delivery of the Safety Valve Agreement and the sound financial management of the Dedicated Schools Grant.
14) In consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree the process and determine the award of student bursaries.
Children’s Services
15) To represent or recommend to Council, another Councillor to represent the Council on the Authority’s Adoption and Permanency Panel and Fostering Panel.
16) To approve statements of purpose for Children’s homes and establishments.
Other
17) Jointly with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Transformation, to make decisions on the release of monies for capital projects within their remit at and exceeding £100,000.