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The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the evaluation of our process in preparing for the Aberdeen City Council Summer of Play;

(ii)       to note the evaluation of the programme by children, young people and families available in Appendix A;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Education to send a copy of the Summer of Play Evaluation Report to all Summer of Play partners, The Scottish Government and to parents and carers through the Education Service newsletter;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to use the remaining funds to offer a similar programme for children with additional support needs and their siblings in August 2022; and

(v)      to thank all staff and partner organisations for their tremendous efforts and to congratulate them on their success in running the Summer of Play.

With reference to article 9 of the minute of its previous meeting, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which set out the evaluation of the Aberdeen City Council Summer of Play 2021/22 following the end of the programme.  Members heard from Phionna McInnes of WeToo!, a partner organisation that had worked with Sport Aberdeen to ensure that all offers for children with additional support needs had been supported by the We Too! Ninjas in collaboration with Sport Aberdeen.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      note the evaluation of our process in preparing for the Aberdeen City Council Summer of Play;

(b)      note the evaluation of the programme by children, young people and families available in Appendix A;

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Education to send a copy of the Summer of Play Evaluation Report to all Summer of Play partners, The Scottish Government and to parents and carers through the Education Service newsletter; and

(d)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to use the remaining funds to offer a similar programme for children with additional support needs and their siblings in August 2022.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to thank all staff and partner organisations for their tremendous efforts and to congratulate them on their success in running the Summer of Play; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.