Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to note the approach being taken and progress to date;

(ii)        to acknowledge reference to the Educational Institute of Scotland survey report at 3.2.19 on Violence and Abusive Behaviour in Schools and agree that any incidents of violent and abusive behaviour are unacceptable whereby the wellbeing of our staff in schools within Aberdeen City Council is being negatively impacted, and request that the Service investigates further these findings to identify the root cause(s) of the issue which is putting our staff in schools at risk of harm, both physical and psychological, and identifies mitigating actions to address the issues we are currently experiencing;

(iii)       to instruct the Programme Manager to report on the above and the programme within three committee cycles; and

(iv)       to welcome this review and its focus on the risk of exclusion and low attendance to understand better their root causes.