PAPER D2
Purpose:
for Decision
REPORT
TO EXECUTIVE
Date: 28 JULY 2004
Title: 14-19 AREA INSPECTION ACTION
PLAN
REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO HOLDER CHILDREN’S
SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
DATE : 9 AUGUST 2004
PURPOSE
1.
To approve an action plan in response to the 2003 Office
for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and Adult Learning Inspectorate ( ALI) inspection
of 14-19 provision on the Isle of Wight. The Action Plan is available on the
Council’s website:
http://www.eduwight.iow.gov.uk/the_lea/ofsted/14-19_Inspection_Report/14-19__Action_Plan/
RULE 15 ACCESSTO INFORMATION PROCEDURE RULES
This decision has not appeared on
the forward plan due to the complexity of the task of drafting the action plan
and the need to widely consult leading to uncertainty about when the draft
would be finished and ready for approval. The decision cannot wait until the
publication of the next forward plan due to the need to comply with the
timetable referred to below.
BACKGROUND
2.
OFSTED and
ALI undertook a joint inspection of 14 to 19 education and training in the Isle
of Wight during the weeks of 29th September-3rd October
and 10-14 November 2003. This inspection was carried out under Section 65 of
the Learning and Skills Act 2000, as amended by the Education Act 2002. The
report was published in March 2004.
3.
It is a
statutory requirement that the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and the Local
Education Authority (LEA) prepare and present to
the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) an action plan within three
working months of the publication of a section 65 inspection report.
4.
This action
plan must demonstrate the LSC and LEA’s response to all recommendations
contained within the section 65 inspection report.
5.
The action
plan must have subsequent ministerial approval.