Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the report of the Chair of the Education & Learning Scrutiny Committee.

The Chair spoke to the report and invited comments from Members. 

Management of Pupil Places and the School

Estate 2019/20

A Member requested that information regarding schools with increasing numbers of surplus places be included in the report.  The Interim Corporate Director of Education said the report would focus on surplus places and also include where there were sufficiency issues in schools.

Improving Schools

In relation to improving schools a Member enquired if all the information and dialogue would be included in the report to look at how schools were improving. The Interim Corporate Director of Education assured Members that the report would cover schools causing concern and Members would be fully appraised of progress made.

The Committee AGREED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and endorse Option 2; namely that the Education & Learning Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme for the meeting on 15th December, 2020 be approved.

Tim Baxter, Co-opted Member, left the meeting at this juncture.