Issue - meetings

To consider the report.

The Corporate Director – Commissioning and Partnerships introduced her report which gave a summary of the period’s commissioning activity.

Officers responded to Members’ comments and requests for clarification, details included:

• There was no longer a need for the Council’s officers to maintain a presence on-site following a significant improvement programme at the school.
• The school was on target to reach 72 pupils by the end of the term and the council was working with the families of pupils with additional needs and their schools to establish if Coombe House School would be an appropriate placement for them.
• Cllr Jones would be informed of the costs for placements outside of the meeting due to the commercial sensitivity of the figures.

The Chairman was pleased to note the improvements made at the school and the good reputation that it had acquired over a relatively short period, particularly within the local community. He added his thanks to the Corporate Director for the work that she’d done assisting the school with its improvement programme and wished her well in her new job role.

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