Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Board agreed to vary the order of business so that the item regarding Governance of City Academies was considered after the item on the Education Strategy Refresh.

Members considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services regarding additional funding for the City Academies. A member suggested that, in principle, additional funding should not be used to fund academy running costs, such as the capital purchase of IT equipment, though other members suggested caution and considered that each application should be considered on its merits. Another member noted that governing bodies should be made aware of applications before submission to the Education Board.

RESOLVED, that Members

·         note the evaluation reports for the projects carried out in academic year 2014/2015,

·         endorse the proposal to allocate £150,000 to COLAI on the condition that COLAI submits a revised breakdown to the Education Unit detailing how the allocation will be spent,

·         endorse the proposal to allocate £150,000 to COLAS to support the projects outlined in the application,

·         endorse the proposal to allocate £150,000 to TCAH to support the projects outlined in the application, and

·         endorse the proposal to allocate £50,000 to Redriff Primary School to support the projects outlined in the application.