Issue - meetings

10 minutes / 5.25 – 5.35pm.

The Trust considered a report that provided an analysis of the preliminary results at Foundation Stage, Key Stages 1, 2, 4 and post 16 for 2009. The report also reviewed attendance and exclusions during the period.

It was noted that gap in educational attainment between Haringey and the national average continued to narrow with the best results to date being seen this year. The attainment of Looked After Children was particularly good with the percentage achieving 5+ A-C grades increasing from 22.5% in 2008 to 31.2% in 2009. This was expected to be significantly above the national average.

In response to a query the Trust was assured that any child who was permanently excluded was not left outside the system and that there were measures in place to ensure that they continued their education. The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London often provided places for children that had been excluded.

It was noted that the fall in average attendance was largely due to the number of people affected by Swine Flu and the inclement weather experienced in February.

In response to a question the Trust was advised that any fraudulent reporting of results would be picked up during statistical analysis. The Trust was advised that there was a general feeling amongst teachers that the support received from the Council had helped schools to achieve improvements in standards and consequently there was not the inclination to ?

There was agreement that schools should be congratulated on the improvement in performance that had been achieved.