Minutes:
Members
considered a report on the Corporate Improvement Objective Better Schools,
Brighter Prospects.
Members
stated that in the future they would like to see numbers and percentages where appropriate
and highlighted the measure in relation to Not in Education, Employment or
Training (NEET) figures and the latest data that stated 3.6% were deemed NEET.
Members wished to know how many individuals this meant. Officers stated that
this was 55 out of 1542 individuals.
Members
asked why there were no financial implications associated with this report
given that it was linked to the Strategic School Improvement Programme.
Officers stated that because this was a monitoring report and the financial
impacts are highlighted in the specific programme reports.
Members
asked what was being done to address the decline in foundation education.
Officers stated that there was a requirement to alter the way a child is
assessed and to improve the teaching in some areas. Members noted that
foundation education was high on the agenda for ERW along with pre-school
education.
Following
scrutiny the report was noted.
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