Katie Dover

Committee Secretary

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 2.00 pm

This article provides a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Children's & Education Select Committee meeting. The agenda included discussion of placement sufficiency, updates on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and a review of elective home education. The committee was also scheduled to discuss and agree on the items for the next meeting.

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Finance & Resources Select Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 2.00 pm

The Finance & Resources Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council met to discuss the 2025-2029 People Plan, receive a six-month update on the recommendations of the Budget Inquiry 2025, and receive a report on the model of spans and layers used for the council's organisational development.

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Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's & Education Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss performance monitoring, receive an update on the Ofsted Improvement Plan, and discuss the committee's work programme. The meeting was scheduled to take place at The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF. The meeting may have been filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the council's website.

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Finance & Resources Select Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.00 pm

Councillor John Chilver, Vice-Chairman, opened the Finance and Resources Select Committee meeting, where members reviewed the 2024-25 budget monitoring outturn, the Q1 budget monitoring report, and the Q4 performance report for the Leader's and Resources portfolios. The committee approved the transfer of funds to reserves, and also approved changes to fees and charges. They also discussed the future work program for the committee.

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Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 19th June, 2025 2.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Children's & Education Select Committee met to discuss several key issues, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the outcome of a recent Ofsted inspection, and national reforms to children's services. The committee agreed to review both the SEND improvement plan and the Ofsted improvement plan at their next meeting, and also agreed to schedule a separate meeting to discuss the work programme in more detail. Councillor Wendy Matthews was appointed as Vice-Chair for the council year.