Issue - meetings

This report provides a performance update for the period October to December 2022 (Quarter 3 2022-23) for the key performance indicators relating to Children’s Services as detailed in the Corporate Performance Scorecard. 

The Director of Quality, Performance Improvement and Governance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix ‘F’ to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report provided a performance update for the period October to December 2022 (Quarter 3 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 from an MYP regarding permanent exclusions and the young people who could be disproportionately affected, the Committee was advised of the work of the Education Entitlement Board and the Virtual School to reduce and address the issue
• The Director of Education advised she would provide the Committee with statistics regarding ethnicity data for pupils being permanently excluded.  ACTION
• In response to a query, the Committee was advised that some schools would support students on part time timetables and the reasons for it were detailed.
• In response to a query regarding alternative provision, the Committee was advised there was a review currently underway and the results of that could be shared with the Committee at an appropriate time.  ADD TO THE FORWARD PLAN
• In response to a query regarding young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) and start times for colleges, the Committee was advised that attendance would be affected if a young person was waiting for a course to start and that unfortunately the courses could not be joined mid-way through.

The Chair summarised as follows:

• Permanent exclusions and disproportionate representations
• Part time timetables
• NEETs

RESOLVED that the Committee note the report.