Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the content of the report;

(ii)       to approve the involvement of 13 members of staff in the Academies of Nashville Study Visit subject to Public Health guidance in place as of March 2022; and

(iii)      to thank the Wood Foundation for their continued support.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which sought permission for education staff to participate in an all-expenses paid Academies of Nashville Study Visit.  The report advised that the visit was part of the Excelerate Programme, which placed partnerships at the heart of education, creating a collective sense of responsibility to prepare young people for the world of work and was fully funded by The Wood Foundation.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      note the content of the report; and

(b)      approve the involvement of 13 members of staff in the Academies of Nashville Study Visit subject to Public Health guidance in place as of March 2022.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to thank the Wood Foundation for their continued support; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.