Policy Commission for Children and School Results Agenda

Members of the Commission:

Cllrs Melanie Swan (Commissioner), Wendy Arnold, George Cameron, Deborah Gardiner, Gill Kennett, Lady Pigot, one vacancy

Meeting :	POLICY COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOL RESULTS
Date :	WEDNESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2005
Time :	6.00 PM
Place :	COMMITTEE ROOM 1, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT

This meeting will be open to the Press and Public to attend

AGENDA

1. NOTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

To agree the notes of evidence arising at the meeting held on 2 November 2005 (Paper A)

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

3. ISLE OF WIGHT CHILD PROTECTION ANNUAL REPORT

To consider the Isle of Wight Healthcare and Primary Care Trust Child Protection Annual Report for 2004/05 (Paper B) (to also be read in conjunction with Paper B – Action Plan for Trust Board) together with a paper ‘A “Cry for Help” or a ”Cry of Pain” – Isle of Wight Adolescent Self Poisoning, Self Mutilation 2004/05’ (Paper C). Jane Dowdell, Associate Director for Child and Family Care Group and Designated Nurse for Child Protection will be in attendance for this item.

4. ANTI-BULLYING INITIATIVES

To receive the report of Mr R Faulkner, Head of Pupil Services, on the Anti-Bullying Helpline and Strategy. (Paper D)

5. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME C1/05

Following on from the Commission’s consideration at the last meeting of school attainment for 2005 representatives of the teaching profession have been invited to give evidence. The following representatives will be in attendance for this item : Mr Simon Cooper, Chairman of the Island Teaching Council; Ms Vicky Elliot, Vice Chairman of the Island Teaching Council; Mr Steve Bartlett, Head Teacher of Love Lane County Primary School; Mrs Ursula Hutchinson, Head Teacher of Bishop Lovett C of E Middle School and Mr Richard Williams, Head Teacher of Medina High School.

In addition Jack Cleary, the Island Youth MP together with other representatives from the Island Youth Council have been invited to give a pupil perspective.

JOHN LAWSON

Assistant Chief Executive

Declarations of Interest – members will be invited at the start of the meeting to declare any personal interest that they may have relating to any item on the Agenda, and having done so, to consider whether they also have a prejudicial interest in that item. Advice on this can be sought from the Assistant Chief Executive, wherever possible before the meeting starts.

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ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE