To consider the submitted report setting out a mid-term review of Torbay’s Strategy for Achieving Education Excellence Everywhere: Vision and Priorities 2016 – 2020.

Members considered the submitted report which set out a mid-term review of Torbay’s Strategy for Achieving Education Excellence Everywhere: Vision and Priorities 2016-2020.  Members noted to ensure maximum outcomes were achieved, the four priority areas agreed as part of the original strategy had acted as the guiding principles, and an update on each area was provided to members.  In particular members were advised that 99.8% of Statement of Education Needs were transferred to the new Education Health and Care Plan within the statutory deadline, work was ongoing between the Local Authority and schools to manage the number of permanent exclusions and that the campaign for fairer funding in education was a national issue.

Resolved:

That the progress made on the Education Strategy and revised action plan be noted.