As Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, I agree to:
(a) APPROVE the alteration to the CLS delivery model to align the council’s approach to fit within theEducation and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding arrangements coming into force from August 2024.
(b) DELEGATE authority to the Director of Education and SEN to design and implement the staffing and asset utilisation model to support the reforms imposed by the changes made to the ESFA funding contract.
(c) DELEGATE authority to the Director of Education and SEN to take other relevant actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of and entering into required contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the decision.
(d) DELEGATE authority to the Director of Infrastructure, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate and Traded Services, to take other necessary actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts or other legal agreements, as required to implement the decision.