Agenda item

The Board heard an update on the research and parental engagement work of the Education Strategy Unit and noted the following three points:

- Parental engagement (initiated in 2022): a range of events have taken place including round table events and reports have been published

- SEND: Three Education Professors are engaged on their SEND-first approach, the outcomes are expected to be of interest at central Government level as part of a curriculum review among other things

- Music education research: working with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, a researcher has been appointed

The Board heard that the findings are expected to be reported by Autumn 2025. 

The Board also heard an update on the project Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals that supports the development of fundamental financial skills, and heard that 20 students from the City’s family of schools have signed up, and that the feedback is positive.

The Board thanked the Business Administration & Events Apprentice Georgie Stewart-Smith for her valuable contributions to the work of the Board at her final meeting.