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Children Young People and Education Committee
Wednesday, 21st January 2026 at 6:00pm
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
1 Welcome and Introduction
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2 Apologies
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3 Members Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interests
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
4 Minutes
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5 Public and Members Questions
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6 Home to School Travel
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Paul Jobson Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Paul Jobson Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
7 Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary and Secondary Schools and the Coordinated Admission Schemes for 2027-28
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- ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE CO-ORDINATED ADMISSION SCHEMES FOR 2027-28
- Appendix 1: Draft Admission Scheme for Primary Schools 2027/8
- Appendix 2: Draft Scheme for Secondary Admissions - Revised
- Appendix 3: Fair Access Protocol 2026 Draft
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Sally Gibbs (Wirral Council) PO School Admissions
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Sally Gibbs (Wirral Council) PO School Admissions
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Sally Gibbs (Wirral Council) PO School Admissions
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
8 Pupil Place Planning Phase 4
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Sally Gibbs (Wirral Council) PO School Admissions
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
9 Early Years Funding
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Sarah Harper (Wirral Council) Operations Manager - Early Years Quality Assurance & Sifficiency
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Sarah Harper (Wirral Council) Operations Manager - Early Years Quality Assurance & Sifficiency
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Cllr Vida Wilson Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
10 Children's Services 2025-2026 Quarter 2 Performance
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Mark Bellamy (Wirral Council) Interim AD - Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
13 SEND Improvement
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tony Murphy Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Christopher Cooke Green Party
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Adrian Leach
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
11 Wirral Safeguarding Partnership Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025
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Alexandra Jones
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Alexandra Jones
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Cllr Judith Grier Green Party
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Richie Pitt Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Anthony Kirk (Wirral Council) Director of Children, Families and Education
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
12 Care Programme Update
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Colin Baldwin Conservative
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Tom Laing Labour
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Kerry Mehta (Wirral Council) AD Children and Families
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
14 Work Programme
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Vicki Shaw (Wirral Council) Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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Cllr Chris Carubia Liberal Democrats
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Cllr Stephen Bennett Labour
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- Minutes Public Pack, 26/11/2025 Children Young People and Education Committee, opens in new tab
- Home to School Travel, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Draft Assisted Travel Policy for Children and Young People Aged 0-16, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Draft Post-16 Assisted Travel Statement, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: Home to School Travel Survey Results, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4: Assisted Travel Review Survey in full, opens in new tab
- ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE CO-ORDINATED ADMISSION SCHEMES FOR 2027-28, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Draft Admission Scheme for Primary Schools 2027/8, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Draft Scheme for Secondary Admissions - Revised, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3: Fair Access Protocol 2026 Draft, opens in new tab
- Pupil Place Planning Phase 4, opens in new tab
- Early Years Funding, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Early years funding agreement, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: Early years funding agreement summary changes, opens in new tab
- Childrens Services 2025-2026 Quarter 2 Performance, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Performance Report, opens in new tab
- Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025, opens in new tab
- Care Programme Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Care Programme Data Set, opens in new tab
- SEND Improvement, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1: Wirral SEND and AP Priority Action Plan November 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2: LASPB Performance Dashboard November 2025, opens in new tab
- Work Programme Report, opens in new tab
- CYPE Work Programme January 2025, opens in new tab
- Children Young People and Education Committee Terms of Reference, opens in new tab
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