Agenda item

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

The Chairman introduced a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services on the delivery of strategic objective 3 of the Education Strategy, to inspire children through an enriched education and outreach opportunities. The Board went on to discuss how work that was currently being done met the aims of the strategy, and how the strategy could be amended to better address corporate objectives.

·         It would be helpful to have more demographic data to inform improvement.

·         The strategy needed to discuss partnership working.

·         The strategy needed to identify City of London Corporation education assets that could be utilised more strategically, such as playing fields.

·         The strategy should have more emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as arts and culture.

·         The Education Board should be mindful that, from a strategic perspective, it was still fact-finding and gaining an understanding of the City Corporation’s education portfolio.

·         The strategy should reinforce the value of the Board’s ability to maintain a holistic overview of the education offer. It should reference the potential for the use of the City Bridge Trust as a resource and call for greater involvement from the Livery.

·         The strategy should mention sport.

·         The strategy should be clearer on the Education Board’s scope, and how the strategic aims were being implemented.