Errol Albert

Children’s & Education Select Committee Officer

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 2.00 pm

The Children's & Education Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 29 January 2026. The meeting's agenda includes discussions on the SEND Improvement Programme, the Placement and Homes Strategy for Children & Young People, and a review of school attendance.

Budget Scrutiny Inquiry Task and Finish Group Officer

Budget Scrutiny Inquiry Task and Finish Group - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 10.00 am

The Budget Scrutiny Inquiry Task and Finish Group of Buckinghamshire Council met on Thursday 15 January 2026 to discuss the council's draft budget for 2026/27 to 2028/29. The meeting focused on the priorities and overarching strategies for the budget within key service areas, including Environment, Climate Change and Waste, and Education and Children's Services. The group also heard from the Leader of the Council regarding the budget strategy.

Committee Officer

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 2.00 pm

This article provides a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Children's & Education Select Committee meeting. The agenda included discussion of placement sufficiency, updates on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and a review of elective home education. The committee was also scheduled to discuss and agree on the items for the next meeting.

Committee Officer

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's & Education Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss performance monitoring, receive an update on the Ofsted Improvement Plan, and discuss the committee's work programme. The meeting was scheduled to take place at The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF. The meeting may have been filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the council's website.

Committee

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 19th June, 2025 2.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Children's & Education Select Committee met to discuss several key issues, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the outcome of a recent Ofsted inspection, and national reforms to children's services. The committee agreed to review both the SEND improvement plan and the Ofsted improvement plan at their next meeting, and also agreed to schedule a separate meeting to discuss the work programme in more detail. Councillor Wendy Matthews was appointed as Vice-Chair for the council year.