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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Minutes: The Cabinet Members and Officers were welcomed to the
meeting. Apologies were received from Cllr Dyfrig Siencyn, Cllr Nia
Jeffreys, Cllr Gareth Thomas, Cllr Cemlyn Williams and Morwena Edwards
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST Additional documents: Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were received. |
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URGENT ITEMS Additional documents: Minutes: There were
no urgent items. |
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MATTERS ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY Additional documents: Minutes: There were
no matters arising from overview
and scrutiny. |
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 16 JUNE 2020 PDF 321 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair
accepted the minutes of the
meeting held on 16 June 2020 as a true record. |
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DIGITAL EDUCATION STRATEGY PDF 234 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Cemlyn Williams Additional documents: Decision: a)
To
approve the strategy in principle b)
That
we ask the Governors of each school individually to note whether they would be
willing to underwrite the cost of renewing the devices from their budgets / school
funds and if not, why not; c)
That
the service opens discussions urgently with relevant stakeholders in order to
elaborate more on how it is intended to sustain the system and how it is
intended to be paid for, with a view of including this in the strategy; d)
Assuming
that we will not receive all monies for delivering the strategy in September,
that the service considers and sets out the scheme for the gradual introduction
of the strategy; e)
That
a further report is submitted to the Cabinet at its meeting on 8 September,
noting where we have reached with all of this, with a view to either approve
the Strategy in its final form or to approve the first order being placed. Minutes: Submitted by Garem Jackson. DECISION a) To approve the strategy in principle b) That we ask the Governors of each
school individually to note whether they would be willing to underwrite the
cost of renewing the devices from their budgets / school funds and if not, why
not; c) That the service opens discussion
urgently with relevant stakeholders in order to elaborate more on how it is
intended to sustain the system and how it is intended to be paid for, with a
view of including this in the strategy; d) Assuming that we will not receive
all monies for delivering the strategy in September, that the service considers
and sets out the scheme for the gradual introduction of the strategy; e) That a further report is submitted
to the Cabinet at its meeting on 8 September, noting where we have reached with
all of this, with a view to either approve the Strategy in its final form or to
approve the first order being placed; DISCUSSION The report was submitted
noting that the report sought approval
in principle to the strategy. It was expressed that money was available from Welsh Government to spend on equipment that
had been procured nationally. It was noted that the investment strengthened the information technology infrastructure in schools in
order to enrich the experiences of young people. It was added that Covid-19 had highlighted the
value of information technology in enriching
education in terms of the blended learning and that
distance learning had been key in
order to keep in contact throughout
the period. It was expressed that the strategy that had been drawn up was exciting and highlighted a clear pathway. It was explained that a bid had to be made for initial
funding and in order to do so, the Cabinet needed to adopt in principle
to proceed with the work. It was added that a further report would be submitted to the Cabinet following
discussions with the stakeholders. Observations arising
from the discussion ¾ It was noted that the Government would be funding the initial part of the strategy when the information technology equipment would be purchased, but that the money
to update and support the devices would need to be identified. ¾ It was expressed that the strategy and the intention was excellent, but that it was a substantial commitment. Enquiries were made about the standard that Welsh Government hoped to reach and about what other authorities were doing. Enquiries were made about the availability of other options and the importance of consulting with schools was emphasised. It was noted that the equipment currently available was not good enough and that this was to be seen across Wales. The expected standards, including security and device management standards, were highlighted. It was emphasised that Gwynedd was eager to provide a device for every child at secondary school so that they could use it in ... view the full minutes text for item 6. Awdur: Gwern ap Rhisiart and Huw Ynyr |
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TEST TRACE PROTECT PROJECT PDF 257 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr. Gareth Griffith Additional documents: Decision: ¾ To commit to the Inter Authority
Agreement (IAA) with other North Wales local authorities to manage the work of
recruiting and managing additional staff to implement the Track, Trace, Protect
project; ¾
To
give delegated authority to the Head of Environment Department in consultation
with the Head of Finance and Head of Legal to reach agreement on a final
document and complete the agreement. Minutes: The report was presented by Cllr Gareth Griffith
DECISION ¾ To commit to
the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) with other north Wales local authorities to manage the work of recruiting and managing additional staff to implement the Track, Trace, Protect project; ¾ To give delegated authority to the Head of Environment Department in consultation
with the Head of Finance and Head of Legal
to reach agreement on a final document
and complete the agreement. DISCUSSION The
report was presented, noting that a number
of discussions had been held on this
item. The decision was highlighted, noting that it would commit
the Council to an agreement that would manage the work and recruit
the work for Test, Trace, Protect.
Attention was drawn to the observations
of the statutory officers that could be seen
in the report. Observations arising
from the discussion Support to the scheme was expressed, noting that it highlighted the collaboration across the north and ensured that
the authorities did not compete
for the same staff. It was noted that
she was glad that robust arrangements
were in place,
however, as the recruitment
and human resources elements would be undertaken by Flintshire, it was asked whether it would be possible to ensure that the language standards were maintained, along with the hours within the contract. It was emphasised
that the Welsh language would be prioritised when creating a short-list in Gwynedd, and it was noted that the hours within the contract corresponded
to the work - there could be busy periods
and quiet periods. It was also noted that
it was not obvious how many staff would be required for the work, but that
people would be available should the need arise across
the county. Awdur: Dafydd Wyn Williams |