Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that officers would liaise with Mr McDermott to provide a future update to Members on any improvements identified as a result of the reconfiguration of the school day at Northfield Academy, noting that the project was still at an early stage;

(ii)       to note the content of this report; and

(iii)      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.

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.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the content of the report; and

(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.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers would liaise with Mr McDermott to provide a future update to Members on any improvements identified as a result of the reconfiguration of the school day at Northfield Academy, noting that the project was still at an early stage; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.