Contact: John Clarke, Deputy Director of Children's Services, 01962 846459, [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

1. That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)

a) endorses the actions being taken by the Children's Services Department, working with schools, to continue to improve the performance of children and young people in Hampshire;

b) notes the performance of schools in 2006-07;

c) notes the focus for the other papers that will follow, setting out the performance of schools in terms of Ofsted inspection, the performance of vulnerable groups of children listed in the Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP), and the extent of any gaps in the performance of different pupil groups.

2 Reason

2.1 This decision supports the following Hampshire County Council priority:

"Maximising well-being" - by helping schools improve outcomes for children and young people.

2.2 The decision supports the following Aims of the Children Act:

Enjoying and achieving, and achieving economic wellbeing - by helping schools improve outcomes for children and young people.

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

3.1 N/A.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

4.1 None.

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee -

5.1 None

Approved by: Date:

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Councillor David Kirk

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)