Agenda item

City of London Academies

A report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services was considered as an urgent item. The report explained that TheCity Academy Hackney’sfirstcohortachievedGCSE resultsin excessofthe nationalaverageduring2014.MoreovertheSecretary of StateforEducation approvedin July 2014 theformationofa multiacademy trustfor The City ofLondonAcademy SouthwarkandRedriffPrimarySchool.Therewas thereforeanopportunityto mark bothdevelopmentswitheventsduringautumn2014,forwhichtheendorsementof theEducationBoard wassought.

RESOLVED – That Members note the contents of the report and agree to fund both events using the Scheme of Delegated Powers to Officers.