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(Report of the Director of the Children & Young People’s Service)  To inform Council Members about the improving educational attainment of children in the care of Haringey and the measures in place which support them in their achievements.

Councillor Jones declared a personal interest in respect this item, in that she was a Member of the Children and Young People’s Consultative Committee.

The committee received this report into the feasibility of a full scrutiny review on Raising the Education Achievements of Looked After Children.

Officers reported on a number of developments with regards to raising attainment, including a successful pilot mentoring scheme, expressing a desire that Council Members become mentors in the next year of the scheme.  They also responded to Member queries regarding the usage of private companies, stating that since the deregulation of services to Children in Care meant that these were provided by a mixture of in-house, voluntary sector and private providers.

In light of the current workload of Scrutiny Members, it was agreed that the possibility of a review on this topic be included during the selection process for the next programme of Reviews.

RESOLVED:

1. That a review on this topic be considered during the selection of the next programme of Scrutiny Reviews.

2. That the recommendations as set out in the report be agreed.