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(i)       to note that officers would circulate the more detailed plan for Dyce Academy to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that the Executive Director Families and Communities would liaise with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord in respect of a briefing for Members in advance of the next Committee meeting to provide an update on the various works being undertaken in schools, such as the work due to commence in Harlaw Academy;

(iii)      to note that there was an error in the report and that recommendation 2.3 was to be removed;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to continue to support Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings and schools to implement continuous improvement in keeping with agreed Quality Improvement Frameworks approved at Committee in July 2024; and

(v)      to otherwise note the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which detailed the outcome of inspection reports published by His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education (HMIe) and The Care Inspectorate since the last meeting of the Education and Children’s Services Committee.

Members asked a number of questions of officers and the Head Teachers in attendance, particularly in relation to the action plans appended to the report, and the continued liaison between Aberdeen City Council officers and Little Clouds Nursery following a recent incident.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the content of the report;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to continue to support Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings and schools to implement continuous improvement in keeping with agreed Quality Improvement Frameworks approved at Committee in July 2024; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to utilise learning from the National Thematic Report: Local authority approaches to support school improvement to inform the development of the Aberdeen City Council National Improvement Plan and Quality Improvement Framework for 2025/26.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers would circulate the more detailed plan for Dyce Academy to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that the Executive Director Families and Communities would liaise with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord in respect of a briefing for Members in advance of the next Committee meeting to provide an update on the various works being undertaken in schools, such as the work due to commence in Harlaw Academy;

(iii)      to note that there was an error in the report and that recommendation (c) was to be removed; and

(iv)      to otherwise approve the recommendations.