Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Children’s Services. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children). The report sets out the purpose and suggested approach with respect to the commissioning of high quality education services to schools. 

Cabinet considered a report, introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children, which set out the purpose and suggested approach with regard to the commissioning of high quality education services to schools.

RESOLVED:

1. That a proposed model for the development of a commissioning approach be approved;

2. That the programme of work for the next twelve months be approved; and

3. That officers be requested to provide a further report in September 2013, outlining options for the commissioning of high quality services for Haringey.

Alternative Options Considered

The review of services to schools will enable a range of alternative options and models to be considered. Based on the current competitive market for schools options could include:

Ø  Maintaining the current range of quality and provision

Ø  Re-launching in-house services

Ø  Withdrawing underperforming in-house services and replacing them with suitable alternative arrangements

Ø  Considering entering a potential joint venture with external providers to provide and procure services to schools, where quality is not judged as effective

Reasons for Decision

To enable a robust piece of work to be undertaken over the next twelve months so that future commissioning of services can be informed by:

Ø  High quality and value for money outcomes

Ø  Knowledge of the local/pan-London/national market to provide alternative options

Ø  Models of good commissioning practice elsewhere

Ø  Rationale for externally providing a service or function