Anne O'Shea
Council: Barnet
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Monday 22nd June, 2026 7.00 pm
Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday 12th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting on 12 March 2026 discussed educational standards in Barnet, with a particular focus on the attainment of disadvantaged and Black pupils, and the overall high quality of Barnet's schools, with all now rated as 'Expected Standard or better' by Ofsted. The committee also reviewed updates on family services, including transition planning for young people, the outcomes of an Ofsted focused visit to the care leavers service, and Barnet's response to national social care reforms. Additionally, the meeting covered the annual childcare sufficiency assessment, task and finish group updates on fostering and young carers, and the Cabinet forward plan.
Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Monday 26th January, 2026 7.00 pm
The Children's Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting on 26 January 2026 focused on safeguarding, special educational needs and disability (SEND), youth engagement, and the council's financial update. Key decisions included noting the Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership's annual report, approving investment in SEND statutory services, and agreeing the scope for a young carers task and finish group.
Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday 9th September, 2025 7.00 pm
Councillor Tony Vourou, Chair of the Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee, welcomed attendees to the meeting, where the subcommittee discussed a range of topics, including youth services, school planning, elective home education, and family services. The committee noted the progress of several task and finish groups and reviewed the Cabinet Forward Plan.
Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Wednesday 11th June, 2025 7.00 pm
The Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee met to discuss corporate parenting reports, a family services quarterly update, task and finish group updates, and the cabinet forward plan. The committee noted the corporate parenting reports, which included updates on the Children in Care Council, fostering services, and the Independent Reviewing Service. Members also discussed the family services quarterly update and the task and finish group updates, and they identified the kinship policy for pre-decision scrutiny.
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Summary
Meetings Attended: 12
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 0 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.