Meeting documents
Cabinet
Wednesday, 3rd December, 2003
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Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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Council Executive |
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AN OPEN PUBLIC ITEM |
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List of attachments to this report: Appendix 1: Four Monthly Performance Report for Education Services (November 2003) |
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1 THE ISSUE
1.1 This report covers the 4 monthly Performance Report for Education Services which is attached as Appendix 1
2 RECOMMENDATION
2.1 The Council Executive considers and notes the content of the Appendix and the up-dates described in Section 4 of the covering report.
3 RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS
None
4 THE REPORT
4.1 As part of the Council's performance management framework each Director is required to submit a quarterly performance report on his/her service area to the Directors' Group. The report has been shared with the relevant Portfolio Executive Members
4.2 Following the Council Executive, the Quarterly Performance Report is to be submitted to the Education, Youth, Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Panel at its meeting on 15 December 2003.
4.3 Since its submission to the Directors' Group in November 2003, the report can be updated in the following ways.
Leadership:
· Primary Schools funding formula (LMS) review now managed through Schools Forum.
· Executive decision in July 2003 to proceed with Bath Special School, following successful bid to DfES.
· Keynsham Area Review of school provision successfully started with clear analysis of local data, contributor session arranged. Other local reviews will follow in succeeding terms.
· Sure Start Management Board has agreed 11 projects to develop.
· Action plans developed around specific inclusion issues, conference held with all schools.
· Original six key goals will form basis of `Compact' with DfES, but with more emphasis on vulnerable children to align with Corporate Plan. Compacts are intended to be a new start in DfES/LEA relationships following last year's funding issues.
· Strategic Area review (by LSC) starts in November. We are well represented on the local review group. First Phase to March 2004 will collect information on current provision and standards.
· Latest CPA information has been received; we remain a `two star' Education authority but in the upper part of that band. We have gained from the fact that there are now no schools in special measures.
People Management
· New Head of Early Years still to be appointed.
· Tony Parker and Lynn Byrd have been appointed to prepare for next Ofsted. Date of inspection not yet known but Autumn 2004 is probable.
· Following secondment of Alison Delyth, Tony Parker promoted to Acting Head of Strategic Service. Huw Powell appointed to Dudley LEA.
· Alison Delyth seconded to Southwark until August 2004.
· Restructuring of Children's and Young People's Service to focus more on inclusion issues.
· Bringing the pupil referral unit (for excluded pupils) under direct local authority management.
5 CONSULTATION & INVOLVEMENT
5.1
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Contact person |
Mike Young, Education Director |
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Background papers |
This version was printed 12 November 2003