Issue - meetings

Report CEF23037

The report presented the Children, Education and Families Portfolio Plan Quarter 1 update for the 2023/24 financial year.

In response to Members’ questions, the Director of Education explained that the increase in the number of children who were home educated had now stabilised to pre-COVID levels and that further information regarding Bromley’s home educated cohort would be provided to the Committee following the meeting.  A Member underlined the need to include more information about the Borough’s mainstream education offer in the Portfolio Plan and the Assistant Director Strategy, Performance and Corporate Transformation confirmed that the refreshed version of the Portfolio Plan would be updated to reflect and celebrate the achievements of mainstream education in the Borough.  Another Member asked about the proportion of eligible children aged 2-years taking up funded Early Years places and was advised that work was ongoing to raise awareness of this free entitlement including outreach work with eligible families.

RESOLVED: The progress on actions associated with the Children, Education and Families Portfolio Plan be noted.