Decision details

To improve Education, SEND & Early Years services by implementing a high-quality, modern, future-proof and cost effective IT solution which meets our current and future requirements, enabling us to support our children, young people and families effectively.

The Cabinet Member agrees to:

1)  Approve the utilisation of the £820k funding from the 2016/17 & 2017/18 provisionally approved Children’s Education management scheme;

2)  Delegate the authority to the Divisional Director for children young people and family decision to vary the existing children’s social care database contract to meet our requirements for Education & Early Years.

The rationale is to ensure that Education and Early Years have a high-quality, modern, future-proof and cost effective IT solution which meets our current and future requirements, enabling us to support our children, young people and families effectively.

The current system is very expensive and the suppliers have stated that they will no longer developing the product, however it is currently up-to-date in legislative terms and is actively supported at this present time.

Retain our current system – not recommended due to the lack of on-going investment in and development of the product, its technical limitations and the high revenue costs.