Councillor Paul Rochford, Cabinet Member for Children & Learning, introduced the report.

The report sought Cabinet approval for the Education and Skills Delivery Strategy.

The Delivery Strategy sets out and updates in the current context the Council’s vision and ambition for education in Havering.  The Strategy describes the processes that would be undertaken to achieve this vision and how success would be measured.

It was reported that discussion and consultation had taken place with all education providers, including early years settings, schools and colleges over the last 6 months.  Their views and suggestions had been incorporated into the final version of the Strategy.

Reasons for the decision:

The decision was necessary in order to set out the vision, ambition and process whereby all children and young people in Havering would attend good or better education provisions.

Other options considered:

None.

Cabinet approved the Education and Skills Delivery Strategy.