Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to request that appendices be clearly marked in future reports;

(ii)        to note that officers would be providing a report to the next Committee in respect of the gap in attainment, including actions to be taken to reduce the gap further;

(iii)       to  note that officers would look at amending the format of future reports as to how data was presented, as well as the timing of reports to future meetings;

(iv)       to note that the Chief Education Officer would circulate an amended version of the plan as it had been slightly changed based on consultation received prior to the closing date for response;

(v)        to approve the Evaluation Report highlighting the impact of Aberdeen City work on the ACC National Improvement Framework Plan 2017/18 in Appendix B of the report;

(vi)       to instruct the Chief Operating Officer to submit the Evaluation Report to the Scottish Government as soon as reasonably practicable;

(vii)      to approve the proposed ACC National Improvement Framework Plan for 2018/19 in Appendix D of the report;

(viii)     to instruct the Chief Operating Officer to implement the proposed ACC National Improvement Framework Plan for 2018/19 as soon as reasonably practicable;

(ix)       to instruct the Chief Operating Officer to provide an overview of progress towards realising the outcomes detailed in the ACC National Improvement Framework Plan through a service update in January 2019 and formally report on progress in September 2019; and

(x)        to thank officers and partners for the work on and input to the plan.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided an evaluative summary of progress towards realising the outcomes set out in the Aberdeen City Council National Improvement Framework (NIF) Plan 2017/18, and sought approval to implement the refreshed NIF plan for 2018/19 following submission of both documents to the Scottish Government.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      approve the Evaluation Report highlighting the impact of Aberdeen City work on the ACC National Improvement Framework Plan 2017/18 in Appendix B of the report;

(b)      instruct the Chief Operating Officer to submit the Evaluation Report to the Scottish Government as soon as reasonably practicable;

(c)       approve the proposed ACC National Improvement Framework Plan for 2018/19 in Appendix D of the report;

(d)      instruct the Chief Operating Officer to implement the proposed ACC National Improvement Framework Plan for 2018/19 as soon as reasonably practicable;  and

(e)      instruct the Chief Operating Officer to provide an overview of progress towards realising the outcomes detailed in the ACC National Improvement Framework Plan through a service update in January 2019 and formally report on progress in September 2019.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to request that appendices be clearly marked in future reports;

(ii)        to note that officers would be providing a report to the next Committee in respect of the gap in attainment, including actions to be taken to reduce the gap further;

(iii)       to  note that officers would look at amending the format of future reports as to how data was presented, as well as the timing of reports to future meetings;

(iv)       to note that the Chief Education Officer would circulate an amended version of the plan as it had been slightly changed based on consultation received prior to the closing date for response;

(v)        to thank officers and partners for the work on and input to the plan; and

(vi)       to approve the recommendations contained in the report.