Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that a report would be presented to a future meeting on the proposed secondary model, building on The Bridge project;

(ii)       to note that the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning had proposed that officers would attend a meeting of the Aberdeen City Parent Forum to discuss the reporting format;

(iii)      to note the content of the service Self-Evaluation and Plan contained in Appendix A;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to implement the proposed Aberdeen City National Improvement Framework Plan 25/26; and

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to maintain a review of the 25/26 Plan in light of any impacting national legislative or policy provisions and advise Committee of any required changes in due course.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which sought approval to implement the refreshed Aberdeen City Council National Improvement Framework Plan for 2025/26 following submission of the Self-Evaluation and Plan to the Scottish Government.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the content of the service Self-Evaluation and Plan contained in Appendix A;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to implement the proposed Aberdeen City National Improvement Framework Plan 25/26; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to maintain a review of the 25/26 Plan in light of any impacting national legislative or policy provisions and advise Committee of any required changes in due course.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that a report would be presented to a future meeting on the proposed secondary model, building on The Bridge project;

(ii)       to note that the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning had proposed that officers would attend a meeting of the Aberdeen City Parent Forum to discuss the reporting format; and

(iii)      to approve the recommendations.