Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of Interest.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16^th July 2013 were agreed and signed as a true record.

Further to Minute 10/13 headed ‘Dissolution of the Federated Governing Body for Alice Stevens, Baginton Fields and Sherbourne Fields Schools and the establishment of Single Governing Bodies for each school’, the Cabinet Member confirmed that the temporary governing bodies had now been established and meetings of them had taken place.

Report of the Executive Director, People

The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Executive Director People that provided an update on the impact of Coventry’s Attendance Strategy one year after its implementation in September 2012 and summarised the levels of attendance in the 2012/2013 school year.

Data was available to allow analysis of the impact of the service and showed that attendance figures had been maintained across all phases with slight improvements in overall attendance for both primary and secondary schools.  Figures were in line with the 2011/2012 national average for secondary schools and slightly below for primary schools.

Persistent absence levels in secondary schools showed an improvement and had fallen below the national average and for primary schools were slightly improved with a fall in the level of persistent absence, although the persistent absence level was above the national average for 2011/2012.

The Cabinet Member welcomed the approach being taken on Coventry’s Attendance Strategy and thanked officers for their work on this matter.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet Member endorses the Coventry Strategy for improving attendance and approved a revised approach to the way in which the service works with schools to enhance the Strategy.

Report of the Executive Director, People

RESOLVEDthat, having met the Local Authority criteria for the appointment of Local Authority school governors, Cabinet Member approves the appointment and re-appointment of the persons listed below for the schools and terms of office indicated:-

Authority Governor: New Appointments

Authority Governor: Re-Appointments

Report of the Executive Director, Resources

The Cabinet Member noted a report of the Executive Director, Resources, that contained an outstanding issue in respect of his portfolio. As the matter had been considered at this meeting it could be removed from the list.

Any other items of public business which the Cabinet Member decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.

There were no other items of public business.