Samanth Scott

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}

9 meetings · Page 1 of 2

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 13 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Education and Children's Services Committee convened to discuss school place planning, childcare sufficiency, and financial performance. The committee noted the annual update on school place planning, highlighting concerns about falling primary school rolls and the financial impact on schools, and also approved the childcare sufficiency assessment, while raising questions about affordability and access for disadvantaged families. Councillors also reviewed and approved several reports from Achieving for Children (AfC), and discussed budget overspends in social care and the dedicated schools grant.

November 13, 2025

Committee Officer

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Education and Children's Services Committee met to discuss safeguarding, budget monitoring, special educational needs, children in care, and complaints. The committee approved the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership annual report, noted the overspend on the dedicated schools grant, and celebrated the 'outstanding' rating given to the council's children's services by Ofsted.

September 18, 2025

Committee

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 12 June 2025 7.00 pm

June 12, 2025

Committee

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 27 March 2025 7.00 pm

March 27, 2025

Committee

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 6 February 2025 7.00 pm

February 06, 2025

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Decisions from Meetings

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Child Poverty Needs Assessment

From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 27 March 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

...to note the findings and recommendations of the child poverty needs assessment and endorse the development of a child poverty strategy for the Borough following the publication of the national child poverty strategy.

Recommendations Approved

Kinship care update

From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 27 March 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

...to note the ongoing work, in partnership with Foundations, to improve kinship care services for children and young people in Richmond upon Thames, aligning with statutory and national guidance.

Recommendations Approved

Education Schools Condition Allocation Capital Maintenance Programme 2025-26

From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 6 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 06, 2025

...to approve new schemes of £1.232m for the Education Schools Condition Capital Maintenance Programme for 2025/26 and delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Programme Management Office (PMO) to bring forward reserve list projects if funding becomes available.

Recommendations Approved