Reinhild Onuoha

Council: Lewisham

Committees: (Officer) Children and Young People Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

4 meetings

Committee Officer

Schools Forum - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 4.30 pm

December 11, 2025
Children and Young People Select Committee

Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was a broad overview of Children and Young People services in Lewisham. It considered reports on the performance of services for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), the performance of children's social care and Lewisham's Safeguarding Children Partnership, as well as looking at what Lewisham's young people are doing after the age of 16. Please note, this summary only reflects what was scheduled to be discussed in the meeting, and does not describe any of the discussions or decisions that were actually made.

January 23, 2025
Committee

Schools Forum - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 4.30 pm

The meeting on 12 December 2024 was a meeting of the Lewisham Schools Forum. Several funding streams were due to be discussed during this meeting, including updates on the Dedicated Schools Grant, the Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund and the High Needs Block. The meeting was also due to receive an update on the high needs budget following the Autumn Statement.

December 12, 2024
Committee

Schools Forum - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 4.30 pm

This meeting of the Schools Forum was to receive updates on several topics relating to the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), as well as updates on Early Years and High Needs provision. The forum was also to note the minutes of the meeting on 27 June 2024 and discuss any matters arising.

October 24, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Children's services improvement

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 23, 2025

...to address the high vacancy rate among children's social workers and its impact on service quality, they recommended that the Mayor and Cabinet review the ongoing corporate recruitment controls.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 23, 2025

...to note the declarations of interest from Cllr Paschoud regarding the Ravensbourne Project, Cllr Lahai-Taylor as a council-appointed school governor, Mons Rothon as Chair of the governing body of Christ the King, and Cllr Moore's past employment with V6.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of previous meeting

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 23, 2025

...to approve the minutes of their meeting held on November 21, 2024, as an accurate record.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 4

Average per Month: 0.3

Decisions Recorded: 8