Issue - meetings

This report provides a performance update for the period July – September 2022 (Quarter 2 2022-23) for the key performance indicators relating to Children’s Services as detailed in the Corporate Performance Scorecard. 

The Chair highlighted the supplement to Appendix 2 which provided an updated Exceptions Performance Report.

The Interim Head of Performance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix ‘E’ to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report provided a performance update for the period July – September 2022 (Quarter 2 2022-23) for the key performance indicators relating to Children’s Services as detailed in the Corporate Performance Scorecard.

The Committee discussed the report and comments were made, including:

• In response to a query regarding Ofsted ratings and possible risk of not placing a child at a school because it did not have a rating, the Committee was advised of the possible reasons why a school would not have a rating, however was reassured that they would be considered when placing a child
• In response to a query regarding NEETs, the Committee was advised that numbers were reducing and validated data would be released shortly
• In response to a query regarding the virtual school working with the Princes Trust, the Committee was advised of the local re-engagement services which were personalised to a young person and involved a multi agency approach to try to engage and reintegrate the young person back into the education, employment or training
• In response to a query from an MYP regarding the summary of equality implications and whether there was any work ongoing to try and reduce the exclusions of the BAME community, the Committee was advised that the Education Entitlement Board was trying to reduce exclusions across the whole school cohort
• In response to a query regarding the mention of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in Appendix 1 – Corporate Performance Indicators Scoreboard and the course which was provided for them, the Committee was advised the College had been supportive and were offering an online non English speaking, speaking English course and were in early conversations about how to oversee education of UASC to ensure they were receiving the right levels of education
• The Committee were advised of the start times of college courses and the challenges encountered were detailed including funding and staffing resources.  The NEET offer was highlighted as providing support should there be a delay in a young person starting college courses.

The Chair summarised discussions as follows:

• Ofsted ratings
• NEET numbers
• Virtual school working with other partners to reduce NEETS
• Disadvantaged YP – BAME and exclusion rates
• Percentage of good and outstanding Schools
• UASC
• Funding of college and how impacts college courses.

RESOLVED that the Committee note report.