5 Education Operations Performance Management Framework - CUS/21/006 PDF 326 KB
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Decision:
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to note that the Chief Officer – Education would advise Members when there was any update on the more limited risk-based schedule of inspections which was awaited from the Care Inspectorate / Education Scotland;
(ii) in relation to Secondary School Pupils who meet the eligibility criteria for free school meals, to instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to provide detail of the steps being taken to identify how we can engage with eligible pupils and families to maximise uptake; and include that in the Free School Meals report due to Committee in June 2021; and
(iii) to otherwise note the report.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which presented an update on the status of key performance measures relating to the Education Operational cluster.
The report recommended:-
that Committee –
note the report and provide comments and observations on the performance information contained in the report Appendix.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to note that the Chief Officer – Education would advise Members when there was any update on the more limited risk-based schedule of inspections which was awaited from the Care Inspectorate / Education Scotland;
(ii) in relation to secondary school pupils who met the eligibility criteria for free school meals, to instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to provide detail of the steps being taken to identify how we could engage with eligible pupils and families to maximise uptake; and include that in the Free School Meals report due to Committee in June 2021; and
(iii) to otherwise note the report.
4 Education Improvement Data Surveillance - CUS/20/220 PDF 1 MB
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Decision:
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to note that officers would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on how looked after children had been faring throughout the pandemic, whether in kinship, residential or foster care;
(ii) to note that non-attendance due to concerns around COVID-19 was far lower in Aberdeen than in other parts of the country and to congratulate all education staff for the work undertaken to ensure that parents and children felt safe;
(iii) to note how data had informed the Education Service’s COVID-19 response and was presently being used to track critical aspects of education provision, aligning with the terms of the Council’s current National Improvement Framework priorities;
(iv) to note the current limitations around attainment and achievement data availability, and that a future report would, where possible, offer expanded analysis from the 2019/20 academic year around data tracking of the Education Improvement Journey; and
(v) to request that the Chief Education Officer prepare a future service update with any further information that was available, for example, on any changes to education provision as a result of the data gathered.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services and Chief Operating Officer which provided information on data used to inform the initial and current Education Service COVID-19 response. The report also outlined the present position in regard to data availability from the 2020 SQA exam diet and national analysis of the 2019/20 Curriculum for Excellence outcomes.
The report recommended:-
that Committee –
(a) note how data had informed the Education Service’s COVID-19 response and was presently being used to track critical aspects of education provision, aligning with the terms of the Council’s current National Improvement Framework priorities; and
(b) note the current limitations around attainment and achievement data availability, and that a future report would, where possible, offer expanded analysis from the 2019/20 academic year around data tracking of the Education Improvement Journey.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to note that officers would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on how looked after children had been faring throughout the pandemic, whether in kinship, residential or foster care;
(ii) to note that non-attendance due to concerns around COVID-19 was far lower in Aberdeen than in other parts of the country and to congratulate all education staff for the work undertaken to ensure that parents and children felt safe;
(iii) to request that the Chief Education Officer prepare a future service update with any further information that was available, for example, on any changes to education provision as a result of the data gathered; and
(iv) to approve the recommendations.