Issue - meetings
Inclusion Stragegy and services for disabled children and young people
Meeting: 14/03/2007 - Executive Member for Children and Young People's Services and Advisory Panel (Item 63)
63 Inclusion Strategy and services for disabled children and young people 
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This report seeks Member approval for the Inclusion Strategy 2007-2010.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel:
That the Executive Member consider the proposals and approve the Strategy document.
Decision of the Executive Member:
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To fulfil the requirement to set up the Local Authority’s response to national guidance and legislation.
Minutes:
Members considered a report that sought their approval for the Inclusion Strategy 2007-2010.
The Officer stated that this was the second Inclusion Strategy there had been in the City and the objectives of the last one had all been successfully achieved.
Members commented on the information in paragraph 24 of the Strategy regarding racism and asked what steps could be taken to make sure all relevant incidents were reported as such. Officers said that there was a willingness from Headteachers to address these issues and much was being done to try and ensure all racist incidents were logged accordingly.
Members raised a query regarding the amount of young people leaving mainstream education before the end of compulsory schooling and the Officer recognised that there was a need to reduce this number. There was now a reintegration panel in place which had been built on an agreement by secondary school Headteachers.
Members suggested an addition to the wording in paragraph 66 of the strategy and suggested that the second to last paragraph should read as follows:
Our current practice, which must also be maintained, includes promoting all schools as ones where children can achieve and providing advice and guidance for parents of children with learning difficulties and disabilities from Years 4 and 5 onwards to support them in making informed choices about secondary education.
Advice of the Advisory Panel:
That the Executive Member:
· consider the proposals and approve the Strategy document.
· Approve the amendment to the wording in paragraph 66 of the Strategy document.
Decision of the Executive Member:
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To fulfil the requirement to set up the Local Authority’s response to national guidance and legislation.