Minutes:
The Chairperson welcomed Councillor Sarah Merry (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Education, Employment & Skills) and Nick Batchelar (Director of Education and Lifelong Learning) to the meeting.
The Chairperson invited Councillor Merry to make a statement in which she indicated that the decision to change the status of St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College to become a Voluntary Aided School, maintained by the authority is ultimately not a decision for Cabinet, it is a decision for Welsh Government. The report to cabinet will make recommendations about the Councils response to the proposal.
The Director provided Members with the background details and advised Members that a consultation exercise is underway, and that the Council is the final consultee.
Members were invited to comment, seek clarification, or raise questions on the information received. Those discussions are summarised as follows:
AGREED: That the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the Way Forward.