Ms Esther Mirrielees
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
9 meetings · Page 1 of 2
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 13 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Education and Children's Services Committee convened to discuss school place planning, childcare sufficiency, and financial performance. The committee noted the annual update on school place planning, highlighting concerns about falling primary school rolls and the financial impact on schools, and also approved the childcare sufficiency assessment, while raising questions about affordability and access for disadvantaged families. Councillors also reviewed and approved several reports from Achieving for Children (AfC), and discussed budget overspends in social care and the dedicated schools grant.
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm
The Education and Children's Services Committee met to discuss safeguarding, budget monitoring, special educational needs, children in care, and complaints. The committee approved the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership annual report, noted the overspend on the dedicated schools grant, and celebrated the 'outstanding' rating given to the council's children's services by Ofsted.
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 12 June 2025 7.00 pm
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 27 March 2025 7.00 pm
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 6 February 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
85 decisions · Page 3 of 17
Ward Concerns
From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as there were no ward concerns raised.
Recommendations Approved
Petitions
From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as there were no petitions presented to the committee.
Recommendations Approved
Committee Work Programme
From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025
...to note the Committee Work Programme.
Recommendations Approved
Q1 Quarterly Monitoring Report
From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025
...to note the projected overspend on the General Fund revenue services, the forecast overspend on the Dedicated Schools Grant, and the latest position on the Capital Programme.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Statutory Complaints Report – Achieving for Childrens Services 2024-2025
From: Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025
...to review and note the Annual Statutory Complaints Report – Achieving for Childrens Services 2024-2025, which provides a summary analysis of social care complaints within Achieving for Children’s Services.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 9
Average per Month: 0.5
Decisions Recorded: 85