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(i)          to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of pupils and staff which had resulted in continued progress and successes in 2017, as reflected in the report content;

(ii)         with regards to the percentage of looked after children with an allocated social worker to request that narrative on the wider context of the allocation be included in future performance reports;

(iii)        to request the Head of Children’s Services to clarify to the Committee by way of email the figures for the number of looked after children over the year; and

(iv)        to otherwise note the content of the report.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of the meeting of the Education and Children’s Services Committee of 14 September 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Education and Children’s Services which provided (a) a briefing paper in respect of the first release Insight data relating to the 2017 SQA examination diet, and (b) a summary of the Education and Children’s Services (E&CS) Directorate performance improvement measures.

The report recommended –

that the Committee

(a)          acknowledge the hard work and dedication of pupils and staff which had resulted in continued progress and successes in 2017, as reflected in the report content; and

(b)          note the content of the report.

The Committee resolved:

(i)            to approve the recommendations;

(ii)          with regards to the percentage of looked after children with an allocated social worker to request that narrative on the wider context of the allocation be included in future performance reports; and

(iii)         to request the Head of Children’s Services to clarify to the Committee by way of email the figures for the number of looked after children over the year.