Agenda item

9.1

The Committee received a report of the Policy and Improvement Officer which outlined some of the key points raised during the Committee’s Annual Meeting with Young People 2016, and made a number of recommendations.

9.2

In response to a question, the Policy and Improvement Officer indicated that she would speak with representatives of Sheffield Futures with regard to widening the group of young people who could engage with the Committee’s work on certain topics.

9.3

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)       thanks the Policy and Improvement Officer for the report, and approves its contents;

(b)       requests that:-

(i)      the report be shared with the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families, the Executive Director for Children, Young People and Families and the Interim Chief Executive, Learn Sheffield, and that they be asked to consider the points raised in terms of future planning and developments;

(ii)     the report and the full notes from the Annual Meeting with Young People 2016 be shared with the Disability Hub, which is part of Sheffield City Council’s Equality Hub Network; and

(iii)    the topic of ‘Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Schools’ be added to the Committee’s Work Programme for 2016/17; and

(c)        continues to engage with young people as part of its ongoing work throughout the year.