Was there anything interesting said at the Children’s Services Scrutiny meeting on 24th March? Let’s see…
• The Learning and Enterprise College Bexley has been given a Good (with
Outstanding aspects) rating by OFSTED. (The LECB is an Adult’s Further Education College
with an emphasis on the 19 to 25 year old age group.)
• Families will be supported by ‘hubs’ in the hope that the investment
in co-located services will reduce more
costly interventions later on. Attracting families in need is seen as a
potential problem by an enthusiastic team is in place.
Children’s Centres are in effect returning.
• Bexley Council claims to be a good employer of Social Workers and consequently
managed to retain their recruits.
Well that’s three hours I will never get back.
Various lame jokes and admissions that Councillors like the sound of their own
voices have been omitted. Same with countless
self-congratulatory comments.
Councillor James Hunt did well to absent himself from the meeting; or has the
Leader thrown him off the Committee?