Archived decisions

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Executive Decision Record

1. The decision:

1.1. That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services notes the assessment, test and examination results for 2009 and endorses the priorities that stem from them as listed in paragraph 11.1 of the main report.

1.2. That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services recommends this paper for consideration by the Cabinet of Hampshire County Council.

1.3. Than the Executive Lead Member for Children's services supports the distribution of this paper to schools, colleges and settings in Hampshire in order to alert then to the summary outcomes from 2009 tests and examinations and the future priorities which arise from them.

1.4. That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services notes the potential changes which the dissolution of National Strategies will bring and supports the School Improvement Service in undertaking some preliminary planning in order to scope the potential impact of these changes on the service.

2. Reason(s) for the decision:

2.1. To determine the strategic direction of local authority school improvement activity including the focused deployment of resources to support areas of relative weakness or insufficient strength.

3. Other options considered and rejected:

3.1. To support each school, district and group of students equally without weighting the focus of the service on the priorities suggested by outcomes and performance trends

4. Conflicts of interest:

4.1. None

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee: none.

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent: not applicable.

7. Statement from the Decision Maker: