Issue - items at meetings - Brighton & Hove School Improvement Strategy (2013-2017)

Report of the Executive Director, Children’s Services (copy attached)

RESOLVED – That the Authority accepts the School Improvement Strategy 2013 – 2017.

28.6    The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Children’s Services setting out the School Improvement Strategy 2013-2017 for approval. The Strategy itself was appended to the report.

28.7    It was noted that the Local Authority had a statutory duty to promote high standards in schools and to intervene when there were significant concerns about children’s progress or their well being. Ofsted had a clear expectation that the Local Authority would know schools in the City well and would support and challenge as appropriate and intervene where necessary. The School Improvement Strategy had been reviewed in light of the changing landscape in education.

28.8    Councillor A Kitcat welcomed the improvements that had been achieved considering that it was also important to look at other ways in which learning could be delivered, for example the Montessori model which used a visual approach to learning. The Strategic Commissioner, Standards and Achievements explained that work on this was currently underway with the University of Brighton.

28.9    RESOLVED – That the Committee accepts the School Improvement Strategy 2013-2017 as set out in the appendix to the report.