Michael Cowland

Council: Warwickshire

Committees: Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Co-Optee)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Special Meeting, Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 6 January 2026 10.00 am

The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Warwickshire Council met on Tuesday 06 January 2026 to consider a call-in regarding the Annual Education Sufficiency Update. The committee resolved to make recommendations to Cabinet concerning the methodology for forecasting school places and the organisation of local member engagement.

January 06, 2026
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 10.00 am

The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of issues at their meeting on 25 November. These include updates from cabinet portfolio holders, the work of the Corporate Parenting Panel, performance reports, post-16 education, Ofsted inspections, school outcomes, and family hubs. The committee will also review its work programme and items on the forward plan.

November 25, 2025
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee CANCELLED Co-Optee

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 22 October 2025 10.00 am

October 22, 2025
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am

The Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues, including challenges in the education capital programme, updates on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and the integrated performance report for the first quarter of 2025/26. The committee considered and commented on the challenges and mitigations relating to the council's education capital programme, as well as the update regarding children with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

September 16, 2025
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 24 June 2025 10.00 am

The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues, including principles of effective scrutiny, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) updates, performance reports, educational achievements, and customer feedback. The committee endorsed the Principles of Effective Overview and Scrutiny and noted the SEND update.

June 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

Call-in: Annual Education Sufficiency Update

From: Special Meeting, Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 6 January 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026

...recommended that Cabinet reconsider the Annual Sufficiency update, and consider committing to increased sensitivity analysis data on projections at a local level, sufficiency workshops for members, and re-evaluating planning areas, particularly at secondary school level.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 11

Average per Month: 0.6

Decisions Recorded: 1