1. That the 2015 Education Outcomes as set out in the submitted report be noted, and in particular that the Surrey School Improvement Strategy – Every School a Good School –had resulted in year on year improvements in outcomes for children and young people at each key stage and in Ofsted outcomes.
2. That improving outcomes of disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils continued to be a key priority for the Local Authority.
3. That the recently published White Paper – Educational Excellence Everywhere – indicated that Local Authorities would cease to have a role in school improvement from August 2017.
Reasons for Decisions:
To ensure that Cabinet is fully informed of the latest education outcomes and the success of schools in Surrey and likely implications of changes to school improvement.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Education and Skills Board].