Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 4, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 12.1 In November 2024, the Education, Children and Families committee agreed its new Performance Framework. The Assistant Director of Performance and Insight presented the first performance report to committee for the Outcome and Committee level measures agreed in the Children’s Performance framework.   12.2 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Education, Children and Families Policy Committee:- Note the Education Children and Families Performance Framework baseline report as the way we show progress against the Council plan. Agree to receive quarterly reports that provide an overview of performance against the measures, describing performance challenges, interventions taken, and the results of changes made. Identify any issues of concern that they may wish to discuss in future performance reports in more detail. Agree to the review the measures and targets at least annually in the context of progress, new areas of focus and impact of external changes. 12.3 Reasons for Decision 12.3.1 The Children’s Services Performance Framework 2024-28 will underpin how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan priorities in scope of the Education, Children and Families Committee. 12.3.2 The Children’s Services Performance Framework 2024-28 sets the starting point for regular reporting against an agreed set of measures and targets that help evidence distance travelled against the relevant Council Plan priorities.   12.3.3 Fully aligns with the Committee remit to regularly monitor data, including the performance of services, delivery against the Council Plan and any associated Annual Plans. 12.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected 12.4.1 Previous decisions made requires officers to proceed with implementing the full performance framework to underpin how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and the outcomes will increasingly become enabling elements for our priority-based budget plans, Directorate and Service going forwards and set a key deliverable for the Council. 12.4.2 Beyond some nuance of how we implement some details of the framework, the measures, performance system and reporting cycles are agreed, removing the alternative options available for continued implementation of the framework at Committee level as outlined in the Performance Framework.