Issue - meetings

To consider the latest trends, priorities and pressures in terms of departmental performance as reported in the Quarterly Service Report for the third quarter of 2019/20 (October to December) relating to Children, Young People and Learning.

Panel members are asked to give advance notice to the Governance and Scrutiny Team of any questions relating to the Quarterly Service Report where possible.

It was explained Quarterly Service Reviews (QSRs) were no longer co-terminus with Overview and Scrutiny Boards which meant two packs were included this time – People and Central Directorate QSRs.

Nikki Edwards, Executive Director: People drew members’ attention to the introduction in the People Directorate QSRs which highlighted the work of Family Hubs and recent Ofsted inspections. Comments from inspections showed their work had made a clear impact which highlighted the quality of the school improvement team.

The following questions were raised:

• Members asked for clarification on the increased gap in attainment in indicator N102.1 on page 88. Rachel Morgan, Assistant Director: Education and Learning explained improvements had been made over the past year and the percentage had actually decreased. In 2016/17 the percentage of difference in writing between disadvantaged children and nationally was 24%. This had narrowed to 28.5% in 2017/18.