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This report presents the findings of the Education Scrutiny Committee following their review of the Extended Schools Agenda.

RESOLVED: That the following four recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee be endorsed subject to an amendment to the third recommendation (highlighted in bold), as follows:

a)     Instruct Officers to continue to develop the Strategic Steering Group.

b)     Broaden the Childcare Sufficiency Audit to include Extended Services with a particular focus on accessibility, affordability, inclusive provision and flexibility in adapting to the needs of the local community.

c)      Request all Local Authority schools in York to identify a member of staff and a governor responsible for Extended Services and Community Cohesion.

d)     Bring the findings and recommendations arising from this review to the attention of the Ofsted Sub-Committee and School and School Improvement Partners to inform their ongoing work.

REASON:      In order to develop processes aimed at ensuring accessibility and a high quality of extended school provision.

Members considered a report which presented the findings of the Education Scrutiny Committee following their review of the Extended Schools Agenda.

The Committee’s final report, attached as Appendix A, had been considered by the Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) at their meeting on 18 May 2009.  The SMC had endorsed all of the Committee’s recommendations, as set out in paragraphs 8 and 22 of Appendix A and summarised in paragraphs 7 to 9 of the covering report.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: That the following four recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee be endorsed subject to an amendment to the third recommendation (highlighted in bold), as follows:

a)     Instruct Officers to continue to develop the Strategic Steering Group. ¹

b)     Broaden the Childcare Sufficiency Audit to include Extended Services with a particular focus on accessibility, affordability, inclusive provision and flexibility in adapting to the needs of the local community. ²

c)      Request all Local Authority schools in York to identify a member of staff and a governor responsible for Extended Services and Community Cohesion. ³

d)     Bring the findings and recommendations arising from this review to the attention of the Ofsted Sub-Committee and School and School Improvement Partners to inform their ongoing work. ⁴

REASON:      In order to develop processes aimed at ensuring accessibility and a high quality of extended school provision.