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Education Terms of Reference

The sub-group is accountable to the GSCP Executive and supports it to fulfil its statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of local arrangements to safeguard and protect children.

1. Purpose: The Education Sub-Group is a multi-agency group set up to oversee and monitor activity, compliance, and performance in the identified key objective priority areas, giving assurances or reporting concerns to the GSCP Executive relating to safeguarding children.

2. Membership: Subgroup membership will include as a minimum appropriate representation from

·         Gloucestershire Children’s Social Care

·         Gloucestershire Constabulary

·         Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

·         Gloucestershire County Council Education Directorate

·         Gloucestershire Association Primary Heads

·         Gloucestershire Association Secondary Heads

·         Gloucestershire Association of Special School Heads

·         Gloucestershire SEND & EHCP

·         Alternative Provision

·         Youth Support Team

·         Gloucestershire Health & Care Trust Head of School Nursing

·         Office of the LADO

·         Gloucestershire County Council Specialist Commissioning

·         Further, Higher, and Independent Settings

·         Associate Members as determined by the subgroup.

·         Partnerships Business Manager and/or GSCP Assistant Business manager

·         Partnerships allocated Business Support Officer

3. Quoracy: ICB (or other Health Trust), Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary, two of the three education associations. Quoracy can be determined at the discretion of the Chair as relating to the current agenda.

4. Key Objectives: The priority areas set out will be managed and monitored through the efficient use of data and exceptions reporting and though, where needed, the creation of task and finish/working groups.  The group holds the delegated authority to identify and respond to emerging need within the education sector as relating to safeguarding of children.

  •          Keeping Children Safe in Education and Early Years Foundation Section 3 compliance
  •          SEND & EHCP
  •          Exclusions, attendance and Section 19 Duties
  •          Education for Children with Health Needs who Cannot Attend School
  •          Use of AP and third sector provision, & illegal schools
  •          Elective Home Education
  •          Statutory Inclusion Duties
  •          Children Missing Education in all forms & Educational Neglect
  •          Child On Child Abuse
  •          Allegations Management Relating to Education Settings
  •          Settings of concern
  •          Oversight of Ofsted & other safeguarding complaints/concerns

5. Frequency of meetings: Four times per year to align with quarterly meeting of the GSCP Management Group.  The sub-group may choose to meet more frequently up to six times a year, dependent upon current need

6. Other Information:  Chair to attend the GSCP Management Group representing the subgroup. Chair to ensure that the GSCP Partnership Analysis Report subgroup update is submitted on time to inform the Management Group and Executive of activity and exceptions reporting. Chair to meet with the allocated Business Support Officer pre and post subgroup meeting to sign off on the agenda, papers, action log and decision log