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APOLOGIES To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were
received from Councillors Aled Evans, Dewi Owen, Eryl Jones-Williams,
Linda Ann Wyn Jones, Siôn Wyn Jones and Peter Read. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive any declaration of personal interest. Additional documents: Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were received from
any members present. |
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URGENT BUSINESS To note any items that are a
matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration. Additional documents: |
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The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on the 28 January 2016, be signed as a true copy. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this Committee that took place
on 28 January 2016. |
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EDUCATION SERVICES' ANNUAL REPORT PDF 1 MB To
consider the Education Cabinet Member’s report on the above. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Education Department’s Annual Report was
presented outlining the performance of the Education Service for the year
stating the strengths and weaknesses the Service had identified that required
attention. (a) The Cabinet Member for Education stated that
the Education Service had gone through an unstable period prior to the
appointment of the Head of Education with several key posts vacant and he was
glad that the service had by now been restored. The Scrutiny Committee was requested to take
notice of the following elements when comparing Gwynedd's performance with
other authorities in terms of the TL2+ indicator: ·
That Gwynedd schools
were much more inclusive ·
Welsh and English were
equal in Gwynedd In addition, Members’ attention was drawn to the
following points: ·
That it was good
leadership that improved schools ·
Work was proceeding to
transform the Additional Educational Needs and Inclusion provision ·
The success of the
Language Charter by spreading its use not only in north Wales, but also across
the whole of Wales (b) The Head of Education gave the context to the
report under three headings namely, standards, provision and quality of
leadership. It was noted that the
report had identified matters that required attention and these would be
in-putted into the 2016/17 business plans and it was trusted that within a year
progress could be shown. Attention was drawn to the fact that ESTYN was
reviewing the new inspection framework for each sector and the Schools
Improvement Service (GwE) would receive an inspection soon. (c) A brief verbal report was received as follows: A. By the Senior
GwE Challenge Adviser He reported on the main messages from the schools'
performance data and it was noted that performance was robust across each Key
Stage and there was a rolling progress from 2013 - 2015 in most areas that
exceeded than the national rolling progress.
In comparison with the 22 authorities in Wales, it was noted that the
Gwynedd profile was very good in terms of KS3, fairly robust in KS2 and there
was room for improvement in the Foundation Phase. Regarding the work programme for the above
Key Stage it was necessary to: ·
Continue to work with
schools to ensure a reduction in the percentage where performance was in the
lowest fifty within the free school meals family. ·
Continue to work with
schools in relation to the reliability and strength of teachers'
assessments ·
Improve and empower the
quality of the planning and provision in KS2 and the Foundation Phase In terms of Key Stage 4, it was noted that the
performance was fairly strong and was a profile to be proud of namely that
Gwynedd in comparison with the 22 authorities in Wales was in the first
position in TL1, 3rd position in terms of the core subjects indicator and 5th
in the TL2 and TL2+ indicators. Members were reminded that the performance of many schools had gone through the pendulum effect and following specific work with these it was pleasing to note that there had been significant progress ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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PROGRESS REPORT - FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME SCRUTINY INVESTIGATION - PART 2 PDF 193 KB To consider a report by the
Adults, Health and Well-being Cabinet Member and the Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board on the above. Additional documents: Minutes: A progress report was submitted against the main recommendations
of the From Hospital to Home Scrutiny Investigation
- Part 2. The Cabinet Member for Adults, Health
and Well-being gave the background and Committee Members
were given an opportunity to scrutinize the contents. During the ensuing discussion the following points were highlighted: (a)
In response to a comment
made regarding the lack of GPs and
nurses in Gwynedd, especially in the Dwyfor and Meirionnydd areas, the Chief Health Officer
for Gwynedd and Anglesey explained that this was a national problem and in north
Wales this was more of an issue in the Wrexham
area. It was further noted that the Health Board had received funding in the sum of £4.9m from the Welsh Government for Primary Care that would enable
the establishment of multi-agency
teams around GPs to include nurses, additional therapists, offer audiology out in the community
as well as additional pharmacists. In terms of GPs, that
action would be taken to
try to get the youth to return to their communities as part of the Outstanding GP Development Programme. They had managed to attract five back to the Health Board with
two doctors working in Gwynedd - one in Nefyn and the other in Caernarfon. It was trusted that more youth could be attracted and this
would be an opportunity for them to work part
time as a GP and for the remainder
of their time they could specialise
in a particular field. (b)
There was praise for the additional nurse at Botwnnog together with the pharmacists and people trusted them. It was added that
there was a need to collaborate with the third sector and there should be no deterioration in the service. In response, the Chief Health Officer for Gwynedd and Anglesey noted that there
was a good relationship with Mantell Gwynedd and through the funding received from the Welsh Government it was trusted that they
could implement a Social Prescribing scheme with the third sector. The Corporate Director gave an
assurance that a better understanding had by now developed
between the Council and the third sector and different ways
of collaborative working
had to be considered. The Care Challenge
project working with communities was mentioned and it was noted
how important it was in all the integrated work that the third sector was a key part of the integrated team. (c)
The importance
of advertising and giving a better understanding especially to older people of the Advance Nurse Practitioner
scheme. In response, it was explained that there was work to develop the above scheme during the next 2 / 3 years. It was recognised that it needed to be promoted especially to GP surgery reception staff. It was also ensured that a specific article would be prepared for the local press together with social media about the Multi-agency Teams. It was trusted that more than ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |