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EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEEWORK PROGRAMME 2012-2013Appendix 1Meeting Date13 February2013OriginatingDepartmentChildren’sServices16 April 2013 Children’sServicesAnnual Items:Item• Ofsted Inspections SummaryReport• Supporting Young People’sParticipation in Hammersmithand Fulham• Achieving Permanency forYoung Children report• Child Protection Report –2012-13• Annual report on Foster Care• School Organisation Strategy• Update on therecommendations of the OralHealth Scrutiny Task GroupCommentsSocial workers to be invitedto the meeting to give aninsight into their workareas.Revenue Budget and Council Tax (January)Views of Children in Care (April)Annual Report on Child Protection (April)Annual Report on Foster Care (April)Report by the Chair of the Local Safeguarding Children Board on Safeguarding in H&FPerformance Indicators (social care)Ofsted Inspections Summary Report (twice yearly)Children’s StrategySchool Performance – Provisional Findings (November)Other issues which could be considered by the Committee:Task Groups:Oral Health Task Group - Review of the implementation of the Task Group’s recommendationsand their outcomes – 2012 – ongoingThe Pupil Premium Task Group – review of progress – 2012/13 on goingEducation/Schools/Young People’s ItemsSchool homework support provision, including topics such as homework clubs and IT access forpupils without home broadband connections.Review of the Localities initiative

Social Care ItemsThe Views of Children in Care and Care Leavers - A briefing with young people in care will bearranged before the meeting to discuss their views and then feedback to main meeting – this willbe considered at a meeting in the near future.New Multi Systemic Therapy Service and changes to youth custody fundingBoarding schools and the use of boarding schools by the local authority for children in care.A report on a new grade for child protection social workers to encourage recruitment of moreexperienced social workers.A report on further investment in the graduate trainee scheme for social workers, including detailson a review of the employment package for social workers not just relating to pay.Health ItemsA report on school meals, looking at healthy eating and the take up of school meals compared topacked lunches, be submitted to the Committee.In addition to the above report, the Committee requested at its meeting on 24 March to look at thecontracts and facilities for both primary and secondary schools, considering what arrangementsthe different schools had and how they could influence other schools, also looking at the cateringcontracts, also covering looking at the balance of making the schools meals healthier whilst stillbeing attractive to the young people.Explore where schools were experiencing difficulties in accessing health services, such as speechand language services and counselling, and how the difficulty in students accessing theseservices impacted on the schools (requested by Councillor Needham).Accessing mental health support (requested by Councillor Needham).A representative from the NHS Commissioning Board be invited to a future meeting to account forits plans for 0- 5 years.