Agenda item

To receive update from the Chair of the Panel, Cllr Evie Potts-Jones.

Note – the Chair will allow 10 minutes for this agenda item.

The Committee received an update from the Chair of the Education Standards Panel Cllr Evie Potts-Jones on the work of the Panel and the issues covered at recent meetings.

Cllr Potts-Jones invited all members of the committee to attend the meetings of this sub-committee and advised that the next meeting is scheduled for the 25th March 2024.  

Cllr Evie Potts-Jones provided a verbal update on the work of the Education Standards Panel and issues covered at recent meetings.

Cllr Potts-Jones advised that the Panel had considered data in terms of benchmarking against other areas and to gain a snapshot of trusts across the county. Cllr Potts-Jones shared the headline data from Early Years through Key Stage 4, highlighting weaknesses in Early Years Education Standards in Somerset. The Panel had considered the reasons for this, such as fractured contact with health visitors, and noted that the Best Start in Life steering group would be best placed to tackle this.

Cllr Potts-Jones concluded that the work of the Panel is ongoing and that it will continue to review the data around education settings and maintain engagement with leaders. She invited all members of the Committee to attend the meetings of the Panel and advised that the next meeting was scheduled for the 25 March 2024.

The Chair thanked Cllr Potts-Jones and the members of the Panel and invited all members of the committee to be involved in the work and attend the meetings.