Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director of Education and Inclusion

The Assistant Director of Education and Inclusion submitted a report to provide Members with an update on the performance of the Learning and Skills Service for academic year 2022/23, and to allow Members oversight of, and an opportunity to challenge, the performance of this externally funded service.

The submitted report advised that the service was now seeing a recovery of learner numbers and performance remained high, and that the service was growing provision whilst continuing to respond to employer and community need. It was reported that the service was inspected by Ofsted in June 2022, and retained its assessment of ‘Good’ overall.

Discussion ensued on the similarities and differences in the provision of the Learning and Skills Service and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI); the robustness of the service provided, the involvement of refugees and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); and the mechanisms for growing funding and promoting the Learning and Skills Service.

RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.