Decision details

As part of the Council’s transformation programme, a review of the future delivery of the Council’s School Improvement services has been carried out.

The Cabinet will be presented with the full business case and asked to approve the creation of a company, limited by guarantee and jointly owned by the Council and the Borough’s schools, to deliver the service in the future.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the School Improvement Partnership Full Business Case at Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)  Agree the establishment of a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, to be known as the School Improvement Partnership, in accordance with the proposals set out in the report;

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Service Development and Integration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Educational Attainment and School Improvement and the Director of Law and Governance, to implement all steps leading to the establishment of the new company in line with the proposals;

(iv)  Delegate authority to the Director of Law and Governance to execute all the legal agreements, contracts and any other documents on behalf of the Council to implement the setting up of the new company; and

(v)  Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to select the individuals to be appointed to represent the Council on the School Improvement Partnership Company Board.