Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of the Children's Service - To be introduced b the Executive Member for Children and Young People): To provide a detailed analysis of results achieved at Key Stages 1-4 and post 16 in the 2004/5 academic year.

We noted that the Council’s well established strategy for raising attainment had been praised by successive inspections over the last five years. We also noted that the major focus had been on Key Stage 4 and the rapid improvement made at that Stage had been encouraging.  We were informed that while that focus would continue there also needed to be a concerted drive to improve performance at Key Stage 2 and on continued efforts to drive up attainment for pupils from ethnic minority heritages. In this connection, the progress now apparent, especially for Caribbean pupils, was very encouraging. 

RESOLVED:

1.      That the good progress made by Haringey’s children and young people as evidenced by the provisional results at Key Stages 1 – 4 and post 16 for 2005 and outlined in the interleaved report be noted.

2.      That our thanks be placed on record to the Children’s Service, head teachers and teaching staff in schools and to governing bodies for their work in assisting children and young people to make the progress detailed in the report.