Emma Basden-Smith
Council: Warwickshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
4 meetings
Special Meeting, Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 6 January 2026 10.00 am
The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Warwickshire Council met on Tuesday 06 January 2026 to consider a call-in regarding the Annual Education Sufficiency Update. The committee resolved to make recommendations to Cabinet concerning the methodology for forecasting school places and the organisation of local member engagement.
Urgent Decision, Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 10 October 2025 12.00 pm
Councillor Wayne Briggs, Portfolio Holder for Education, agreed to launch a consultation regarding the expansion of The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College. The consultation, which will run from 13 October to 14 November 2025, is required due to an urgent need for more Year 7 places and specialist resourced provision in the area. The decision was made under the council's urgency procedure to ensure that capital works can be completed by Autumn 2027, if approved.
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 8 August 2025 1.30 pm
In a meeting on Friday 8 August 2025, Warwickshire Council's Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions, chaired by Councillor George Finch, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Children & Families, convened to discuss and approve the procurement process for the construction of Callendar Farm Primary School. The council authorised the Executive Director for Children and Young People to proceed with tendering and contracting for the project.
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 13 December 2024 12.00 pm
Warwickshire Council has decided to hold a public consultation on plans to establish specialist facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at three schools in the county. Separately, in a closed session, the council also decided to approve the letting of a building in Saltisford.
Decisions from Meetings
2 decisions
Call-in: Annual Education Sufficiency Update
From: Special Meeting, Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 6 January 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026
...recommended that Cabinet reconsider the Annual Sufficiency update, and consider committing to increased sensitivity analysis data on projections at a local level, sufficiency workshops for members, and re-evaluating planning areas, particularly at secondary school level.
For Determination
Callendar Farm Primary School
From: Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 8 August 2025 1.30 pm - August 08, 2025
...to authorize the Executive Director for Children and Young People to invite tenders and enter into contracts for the Callendar Farm Primary School scheme, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Property, on terms acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 4
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 2