Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That Tijs Broeke be elected as Chair of the Committee for the ensuing year.

 

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2.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Deputy Edward Lord.

 

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3.

Declarations

Minutes:

There were no declarations.

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4.

Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 164 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the terms of reference of the Committee be noted.

 

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5.

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To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 30th April 2020.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on 30.04.20 be approved as a correct record.

 

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6.

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Report of the Clerk

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Minutes:

Officers confirmed that all outstanding actions listed in the report had now been completed.  It was noted that the City of London Academies Trust Strategic Plan 2020-2024 was approved by the Board of Trustees and any comments from the Education Board could be incorporated into the document which had been circulated to all CoLAT Head Teachers for information.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

 

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7.

Recovery Curriculum and Remote Learning Overview pdf icon PDF 228 KB

Report of the Chief Standards Officer

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Minutes:

In presenting the report, Officers advised that assessments had taken place during September to guide the recovery curriculum and the most significant concerns were for phonics and reading in primary schools. In respect of secondary schools, the main focus was on year 11 and 6th forum pupils sitting external exams.  New content was being added to plug gaps in the curriculum and remote learning had improved significantly to ensure that students were not disadvantaged through more face to face teaching, uploaded videos and frequent monitoring of provision.  This remained a high priority for all schools and Officers acknowledged the progress thus far, although there was still much to do meet achieve further improvements and meet expectations for remote learning.

 

In response to questions from Members, Officers advised that technology had posed significant challenges for learning.  For example, although all NCS students had their own individual device, provision varied across other schools.  Where possible, older equipment was being recommissioned to support learning but there were also pressures on parents, some of whom were not engaged with remote learning.  Furthermore, not all It equipment to support remote learning had been collected by pupils/parents.  Schools were exploring extra resources and more expedient deployment of equipment and mechanisms to engage parents in supporting remote learning. 

 

Notwithstanding technical challenges, there were concerns that prior to the summer break, only 35% of pupils were accessing online learning and schools were looking at how best to improve pupil and parental engagement. Schools were recommended to manage remote learning in the same way as actual learning by for example calling a register at the beginning of lessons.  The importance of live learning and uploading lessons/learning resources was also emphasised.

 

Schools were working closely with families and had done well to stay open; some schools had been able

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8.

Questions

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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9.

Any Other Business that the Chair considers Urgent

Minutes:

There was no other business.

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10.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION – That the public be excluded for the remaining items of business as they are likely to involve discussion on matters deemed commercially sensitive to the City of London Academies Trust.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of items 11-19 below.

 

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11.

Non-Public Minutes

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 30th April 2020

 

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 30.04.20 be approved as a correct record.

 

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12.

Outstanding Actions

Report of the Clerk.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Clerk regarding outstanding actions arising from previous meetings.

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13.

CoLAT Apprenticeship Academy

Report of the Chief Executive Officer

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report on the Apprenticeship Academy.

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14.

Academies at a Glance

Report of the Chief Executive Officer

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a snapshot assessment  of performance of each academy.

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15.

Scrutiny Meetings - Lines of Enquiry

Report of the Chief Executive Officer

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report assessing the  effectiveness of  processes in to maintain and improve student outcomes.

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16.

CoLAT Emerging Sixth Form Strategy

Report of the Chief Executive Officer

 

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Minutes:

17.

Non-Public Questions

Minutes:

There were no non-public questions.

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18.

Any Other Business that the Chair considers Urgent that the Committee agrees should be considered whilst the Public are Excluded.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

 

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19.

Confidential Minutes

To agree the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 30th April 2020.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 30.04.20 be approved as a correct record.

 

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