Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that officers would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the Diamond 9 exercise which had been carried out;

(ii)       to note progress made in establishing The Early Intervention Support Service, The Bridge Service, and interim learning informing next steps;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to scope a Secondary Early Intervention Support Service and present an operational model to Committee for approval before the end of the calendar year; and

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to report annually to Committee to monitor the continued progress of pupils who had returned to home school settings.

With reference to article 11 of the minute of its meeting of 29 April 2025, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which  provided an update on early progress in implementing an Early Intervention Service Test of Change at Riverbank School for younger primary school pupils from August 2025.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note progress made in establishing The Early Intervention Support Service, The Bridge Service, and interim learning informing next steps; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to scope a Secondary Early Intervention Support Service and present an operational model to Committee for approval before the end of the calendar year.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the Diamond 9 exercise which had been carried out;

(ii)       to approve the recommendations; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to report annually to Committee to monitor the continued progress of pupils who had returned to home school settings.