Agenda item

Learning and Skills Annual Report

Report of the Director of Children and Adults Services

Minutes:

The Director of Children and Adults Services submitted a report (previously circulated) to provide Members with an update on the performance of the Learning and Skills Service for the academic year 2019/20.

 

It was reported that the Learning and Skills Service continues to perform well with a ‘Good’ Ofsted grade whilst supporting some of the most vulnerable adults, young people and families in Darlington; and have put in place further checks and controls to ensure the service continues to perform at a high level as a result of the shift of provision due to a change in the demographic of the learners.

 

The submitted report also highlighted some challenges to be faced in 2020/21 with the move towards Tees Valley Combined Authority priorities as part of the devolution of the Adult Education Budget; the challenges faces by Covid-19 and the transition to online learning at the start of lockdown using Google Classroom and the expectation that all further education provision will fully restart from September 2020; and the ongoing challenges of apprenticeship funding.

 

 

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