Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 2, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 9.1 The Strategic Director of Children’s Services introduced the report which presented the 2025/26 Quarter 1 performance update to committee for the Outcome and Committee level measures agreed in the Children’s Performance framework.     9.2 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Education, Children and Families Policy Committee:-   a)    Note the Performance report update for 2025/26 Quarter 1. b)    Agree to help shape what performance measures make up future reporting. c)    Highlight any issues of concern that they may wish to discuss in future performance reports.     9.3 Reasons for Decision     9.3.1 The Education, Children and Families Committee has delegated authority to monitor the performance of its services to ensure that: ·       The service is delivering for the people of Sheffield ·        Limited resources are maximised due to budgetary pressures ·       The Council is delivering on corporate priorities     9.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected     9.4.1 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.     9.4.2 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