Positive Contribution Theme Group

Time: 9.30-11.00a.m.
Date: 18th September 2008
Venue: The Jet Centre, Fields Farm Road, Hattersley

Present:

Claire Bibby - Chair
Julie Lord (Theme Coordinator)- Area Coordinator Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Mossley
Tina Lavender– Action for Children ( NCH ) Participation Project
Catherine Mee- PCT
Lisa Hoyland - TELP/Econ Dev. Unit TMBC
Chris Thean – Hattersley Neighbourhood Partnership
Caroline Gregory- Regeneration
Nicki Alexander- Play Development
Pauline Daniels – Children’s Centres/Extended Schools
Sandra Jakeman- Children’s Social Care
Alan Kirk- (GMC Fire & Rescue Service)

Note taker: Julie Lord

Item 1: Welcome

Claire welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made.

Item 2: Apologies

Received from:
Emma Varnham- Art Galleries/Museum service
Liz Hughes – Play Strategy Manager
Janet Blakeley - PCT
Maurice Smith
John Whittle

Item 3: Minutes from the last meeting and matters arising

It was suggested that Jonathan Blackburn from policy unit and Stuart Mollison from Town Managers be invited to a future meeting to discuss C&YP’s involvement in local democracy.
Caroline Gregory said that there was training available for adults through Participation Works, she will forward the details to Julie.

Item 4: Report for CYPSP

Claire introduced the report which has been written for partnership to inform the membership of the progress of the theme group.
Chris Thean had been omitted from the membership list.
The group approved the report.
Action: Julie to amend the membership list.

Item 5: Report Cards to be discussed

There were a number of report cards to be discussed which fell into three categories:

• Those with additional information
• Re written report cards
• New report cards

The group split into four to discuss the report cards. Comments included:

• What is the joined up work that is going on?
• What else supports the action outside school?
• Report cards to be written in a more user friendly way.
  

Item 6: Programme for reviewing future report cards

Claire suggested that report cards are scheduled into each meeting. There is a meeting with Children’s Leadership Team on the 10th October to discuss the future arrangements for theme groups. There is a new proposed format for report cards.
The Every Child Matters Framework has also changed with several new areas under positive contributions.

Item 7: Review of the Participation Strategy

The strategy is being reviewed by the Participation Network and is on the agenda for the next meeting.

Item 8: Role of the Participation Project

A paper was distributed summarising the role of the Participation Project.

Item 9: AOB

The preliminary results of the Tell us 3 survey were briefly discussed. A lot of the results had improved from last year but some were still below the national average. The final results will be available at the end of October.

Regeneration has a budget of 12.2 million for 2008-2011 to reduce worklessness.
There is an Entitlement Curriculum Engagement Event on the 9th October @ Ashton Town Hall 9-3p.m for partners who work with/wish to work with schools to support the delivery of the wider curriculum.

Date of the next meeting:
Thursday 20th November 2008, Ridgehill Children’s Centre, Ridgehill, Stalybridge