This report provides the Committee with a briefing on the Central South Consortiums contribution to raising standards in Cardiff Schools.
(a) Mike Glavin (Managing Director, Central South Consortium) and Consortium officers will present the report and be available to answer any questions Members may have;
(b) Councillor Sarah Merry (Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills) and Nick Batchelar (Director, Education and Lifelong Learning) will also be present to answer any questions Members may have on the work of the Consortium;
(c) Questions from Committee Members;
(d) The Way Forward for this item will be considered at the end of the meeting.
Minutes:
The Chair welcomed Mike Glavin (Managing Director, Central South Consortium), Stuart Sherman and Kate Rowlands (Senior Challenge Advisors), Councillor Sarah Merry (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills) and Nick Batchelar (Direction of Education and Lifelong Learning) to the meeting.
Mike Galvin and Stuart Sherman presented the report and outlined the following information to Members:
The Chairperson invited the Cabinet Member to make a statement in which welcomed the content of the report and in particular the agreement of the Consortium in relation to improvements that have been made.
Members were invited to comment, seek clarification, or raise questions on the information received. Those discussions are summarised as follows:
AGREED: That the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the Way Forward.
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