Agenda and draft minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th October, 2024 3.00 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Sophie Webb Interim Senior Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No.	Item
22.	Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 10 September 2024 PDF 126 KB View item 22. as HTML 22 KB Minutes: 22.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 2024.
23.	Disclosures of interests Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the Agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct Minutes: 23.1 There were none.
24.	Urgent items Notification of items which the Lead Member considers to be urgent and propose to take at the end of the appropriate part of the Agenda Minutes: 24.1 There were none.
25.	Reports Minutes: 25.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
26.	Admission arrangements for East Sussex schools 2026-27 (permission to consult) PDF 204 KB View item 26. as HTML 22 KB View the background to item 26. View the decision for item 26. Report by the Director of Children's Services Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 26. PDF 199 KB View as HTML (26./2) 21 KB Appendix 2 , item 26. PDF 226 KB View as HTML (26./3) 178 KB Appendix 3 , item 26. PDF 169 KB View as HTML (26./4) 42 KB Appendix 4 , item 26. PDF 167 KB View as HTML (26./5) 44 KB Appendix 5 , item 26. PDF 133 KB View as HTML (26./6) 35 KB Appendix 6 , item 26. PDF 115 KB View as HTML (26./7) 29 KB Minutes: 26.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children's Services. DECISIONS 26.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to: 1) agree to consult on the proposed admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools for the 2026-27 academic year as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; 2) note that there are no proposed changes to the admission arrangements; 3) agree to consult on the proposed published admission numbers (PANs) for Community and VC schools for 2026-27, specifically the proposed PAN reductions at Motcombe and Pashley Down Infant schools, Wadhurst CE Primary School and Nursery and possibly others; and 4) agree to consult on the proposed co-ordinated schemes of admissions as set out in Appendices 3-6 of the report. REASONS 26.3 The Council is required by law to consult on its admission arrangements every 7 years, or sooner if any changes to those arrangements are proposed for schools for which it is the admission authority. 26.4 The results of the consultation will be reported back to the Lead Member after the consultation period closes in January 2024 with recommendations for amendments as necessary resulting from comments received. Final admission arrangements must be determined by 28 February 2025 and published by 15 March 2025 in line with statutory deadlines.
27.	Household Support Fund 2024 PDF 481 KB View item 27. as HTML 36 KB View the background to item 27. View the decision for item 27. Report by the Director of Children's Services Minutes: 27.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children's Services. DECISIONS 27.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to: 1) Approve the proposed plan for the use of funding from the Household Support Fund to provide support to households with children in East Sussex as set out in the report; and 2) Delegate to the Director of Children’s Services authority to implement the plan, in collaboration with the Director of Adult Social Care and Health. REASONS 27.3 The announcement of an extension to the Household Support Fund scheme provides an opportunity to support households with children, households with pensioners, households with a disabled person and other vulnerable households within East Sussex who are experiencing financial challenges and will be welcomed by partners.