Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers were in discussion with secondary colleagues in respect of a ‘one stop shop’ for data, including those awards which did not currently appear in the Insight data and were hopeful that this could be presented in future reports;

(ii)       to note that officers were monitoring both the drop in numbers presenting for National 4 and the participation rates for male students and would make contact with other Scottish cities following the comparison of Local  Government Benchmarking data to determine if there were any common themes and challenges at a national level;

(iii)      to note the analysis of performance across the senior phase and how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted on employability and training options for young people leaving school;

(iv)      to approve the proposed direction of travel to ensure that the partnership

curriculum ideally supported school leavers into further, higher education or employment;

(v)      to approve the education service framework in Appendix B;

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Education Officer to update the framework in Appendix B if updated national guidance was published; and

(vii)     to instruct the Chief Education Officer to report on progress within three Committee cycles.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which sought approval to begin the reshape of the partnership senior phase offering

around a changing local economy.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      note the analysis of performance across the senior phase and how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted on employability and training options for young people leaving school;

(b)      approve the proposed direction of travel to ensure that the partnership curriculum ideally supported school leavers into further, higher education or employment;

(c)      approve the education service framework in Appendix B to the report;

(d)      instruct the Chief Education Officer to update the framework in Appendix B if updated national guidance was published; and

(e)      instructed the Chief Education Officer to report on progress within 3 Committee cycles.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers were in discussion with secondary colleagues in respect of a ‘one stop shop’ for data, including those awards which did not currently appear in the Insight data and were hopeful that this could be presented in future reports;

(ii)       to note that officers were monitoring both the drop in numbers presenting for National 4 and the participation rates for male students and would make contact with other Scottish cities following the comparison of Local  Government Benchmarking data to determine if there were any common themes and challenges at a national level; and

(iii)      to approve the recommendations.

-      COUNCILLOR JOHN WHEELER, Convener