Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the progress being made to develop a family support model;

(ii)       to instruct the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services to report progress in developing a Family Support Model through the Children’s Services Plan annual progress report;

(iii)      to note the high level evaluation of the two Edge of Care pilots;

(iv)      to instruct the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services to bring a final evaluative report to committee in early 2024 to include recommendations of how to scale up the Edge of Care pilots in a sustainable manner subject to positive final evaluation; and

(v)      to note the content of the Child Poverty Report.

With reference to articles 7 and 8 of the minute of the meeting of the former Education Operational Delivery Committee of 8 September 2022, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services which provided an update on progress in developing a Family Support Model for children and families; and an early evaluation of the impact of the two Edge of Care Pilots operating within Lochside and Northfield Academies and the proposed next steps.

Appended to the report were the pilot case studies and the Child Poverty Action Report 2022-2023.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the progress being made to develop a family support model;

(b)      instruct the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services to report progress in developing a Family Support Model through the Children’s Services Plan annual progress report;

(c)      note the high level evaluation of the two Edge of Care pilots;

(d)      instruct the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services to bring a final evaluative report to committee in early 2024 to include recommendations of how to scale up the Edge of Care pilots in a sustainable manner subject to positive final evaluation; and

(e)      note the content of the Child Poverty Report.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.