Issue - meetings

That the Committee support the new mixed model of delivery i.e. a small central core team of expert Early Entitlement teachers and appropriately identified Foundation Phase teachers in schools.

The Senior Manager School Improvement explained that the report had been provided in response to an earlier request by the Committee for a detailed update about the change to the model of service delivery which was run as a pilot during 2014/15.  She reported that the change had proven to be successful so has been expanded to include more settings for 2015/16.  She advised that it was the view of the service manager that this mixed model of delivery was the way forward to ensure the quality of the service and achieve financial efficiency.   

            The Senior Manager School Improvement gave an overview of the early entitlement delivery model as detailed in the report and responded to the questions raised by Members around engagement with play group settings.  The Senior Manager School Improvement commented that the quality of work and contribution provided through non maintained settings such as play groups was recognised, highly valued, and built on effectively.

RESOLVED

That the Committee support the new mixed model of delivery i.e. a small central core team of expert Early Entitlement teachers and appropriately identified Foundation Phase teachers in schools.