Contact: Jack Cawthra, Education Officer (EOTAS)

Tel: 01962 846537 E-mail: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

1 That the Executive Member for Education approve the Guidance and Procedures for Hampshire Schools on the use of Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders in cases of exclusion from school.

2 Reason

This decision supports the Hampshire County Council corporate strategies:

"Maximising wellbeing" and "Hampshire safer and more secure for all"

· by supporting and working with parents and carers in order to ensure that their children's behaviour does not preclude them from reaching their potential.

· by supporting and working with parents to ensure that their child's behaviour does not affect their access to meaningful and effective employment, post-school.

· by supporting and working with parents and carers to ensure that their children do not engage in anti-social or offending behaviour to the detriment of their community.

This decision supports the following Aims of the Children Act:

· Enjoy and Achieve: by supporting schools and parents in managing children's behaviour in order to enable them to reach their potential.

· Make a Positive Contribution: by discouraging anti-social and offending behaviour.

· Achieve Economic Well-being: by supporting schools and parents in managing children's behaviour so that it does not prevent access to post-school employment.

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

None.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

None.

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

Not applicable.

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

Not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor D A Kirk

Executive Member for Education