Issue - decisions

RESOLVED:             That recommendations 1-7 in the final report of the Education Scrutiny Committee be accepted and recommendation 8 be noted, as listed below:

Recommendation 1

The Director of Children’s Services will review the model of extended schools provision  to align with and reflect the core offer of May 2006.  This should be completed by September 2006.

Recommendation 2

The Director of Children’s Services will support schools by creating profiles of local community need.  This will assist in the development of services for the community.  This should be completed by September 2007.

Recommendation 3

The Governments intention is that every school in the country should be working as an extended school by 2010.  Council will support this ambitious target by providing appropriate training and support for school staff and governors.

Recommendation 4

The Council will support the shared foundation partnerships by encouraging the operation of a flexible lettings policy for accommodating extended school and community activities.

Recommendation 5

The Council supports the clustering of schools in order to develop services and business support which extends provision.

Recommendation 6

The Council will take up the opportunity to bid to be a Pathfinder authority in order to improve parenting support

Recommendation 7

The Council will take up the invitation to bid to be a Pathfinder authority in order to look at developing longer free sessions for 3 and 4 year olds in education, care and play.

Recommendation 8

The extended schools provision will be reviewed by Scrutiny in March 2008.