Agenda and minutes

The Clerk to be heard.

An election for Chair was conducted.  Tijs Broeke being the only Trustee willing to serve, was elected Chair for the ensuing year.

The Chair led the Committee in thanking Roy Blackwell for his excellent work as Chair of the Standards and Accountability Committee for the 2018-19 academic year.

Apologies were received from Ann Holmes.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 2 May 2019.

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the meeting held on 2 May 2019 be approved as a correct record.

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer outlining the pilot Alternative Provision, Respite and Managed Moves Protocol and the following points were made:

·         The Protocol had been developed to reduce permanent exclusions, fixed-term exclusions and external sixth day provision across the Trust by establishing a brokerage system between Trust schools for respite and managed moves in which existing resources could be better managed.  It was anticipated that the proposed arrangements would reduce the number of short fixed-term exclusions as a stronger behaviour culture developed across the Trust, and that an efficient transfer arrangement between schools sharing a similar ethos would create a more positive experience for affected pupils.  It was hoped to involve the two City-sponsored academies the City Academy Hackney and the City of London Academy Islington in the proposed new arrangements.  The City of London Academy Southwark would continue to work with neighbouring schools to broker respite and managed moves and was also planning to build closer working links with Redriff Primary City of London Academy where Year 7 pupils might benefit from engaging in active support with younger children.

·         By increasing access to respite, more preventative work could be undertaken with pupils identified as being at risk of exclusion which would also help build understanding with parents and carers over Trust-wide expectations around behaviour.  A Governor observed that respite placements could be used as a pathway to successful managed moves.  The increased use of managed moves between schools within the Trust would also minimise the time students spent out of formal education and would provide a positive means of maintaining the mainstream education of pupils who displayed persistently disruptive behaviour. The Chief Executive Officer explained that dual registration would be maintained for pupils joining a new school under a managed move which would enable them

There were no questions.

Trustees noted that the next meeting of the Standards and Accountability Committee would be held at 9.00am on Thursday 6 February 2020.

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.

RESOLVED, that the public be excluded from the following items of business.

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 2 May 2019.

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 2 May 2019 be approved as a correct record.

Report of the Clerk.

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

To be considered alongside Item 5: Pilot Alternative Provision, Respite and Managed Moves Protocol.

Trustees considered non-public information alongside Item 5: Pilot Alternative Provision, Respite and Managed Moves Protocol.

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer presenting the ‘Academies at a Glance’ summary.

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer reporting the outcome of the first safeguarding monitoring exercise for the 2019-20 academic year.

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer regarding the outcomes of scrutiny meetings for the City of London Corporation’s academies held on 30 October 2019 in accordance with the City of London Corporation’s accountability framework.

There was one non-public question.

There was no urgent business.