REPORT OF THE

EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE

1. The following are the main items considered by the Committee during the past year:

· Strategy for Education

· Draft Local Education Authority Compact with DfES

· Performance of Hampshire Schools in 2002/2003

· School Transport Plans/Safer Routes to School

· Building Schools for the Future: County Council Response

· Green Paper "Every Child Matters"

· Draft Community Strategy for Hampshire

· Education Other than at School (EOTAS) Service and School Exclusions in 2002/03

· Review of Primary School Provision in the East New Forest Area

· Revenue Budget 2004/05

· Capital Programme 2004/05 - 2007/08

· Rights, Respect and Responsibilities in Hampshire Schools

· Surestart Strategic Plan

· Leigh Park Education Action Zone - Transformation into Hampshire Excellence Cluster

· Determination of School Admission Arrangements 2005/06

· Best Value Review: Education Welfare Service

· Behaviour Support

· Review of Primary School Provision in the North West Farnborough Area

· Hawthorns School and Ashwood Education Centre, Basingstoke - Closure

· Combating Racial Harassment

· New Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education

· Applemore Technology College - Proposed Change in Status

· Adult Learning Plan

· The Children Bill

· Hampshire's Local Public Service Agreement - Monitoring Education Targets

· Specialist Schools - Collaborative Working Arrangements

· Best Value Review - Education Other than at School (EOTAS) Service

· Final Accounts

· Monitoring Complaints and Compliments

2. Over the next few months the Committee's plan is to deal with the following items:

· Review of the Local Education Authority Compact with the DfES

· New Relationship with Schools and School OFSTED Framework

· Development of Education Buildings

· Children Bill - County Council Response

· Best Value Review of Lifelong Learning

· Applemore Technology College - Outcome of Consultation and Observations on any Formal Proposals

· Review of Primary School Provision in the Romsey Area

· School Organisation Plan

· Education other than at School (EOTAS) Service and School Exclusions 2003/04

· 14-19 Strategy in Hampshire

· Review of Special School Provision in East New Forest Area

· Report on the Performance of Hampshire Schools

· Report on Performance of the Local Education Authority

· Revenue Budget 2005/06

· Capital Programme

· School Admission Arrangements and Policies 2006/07

M.J. KENDAL

Chairman

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