DECISION

1.    To note the activity of THEP as summarised in the THEP Annual Review 2018-19.

2.    To accept the audited accounts as contained within the THEP Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2019.

3.    To endorse the role of THEP in delivering Council priorities.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (D. JONES)

(Divisional Director, Education and Partnerships (C. McInnes)

(THEP Executive Director (T. Smith)

Tracy Smith (Executive Director) and Robert Crothers (Chair) of the Tower Hamlets Education Partnership introduced the report setting out the Partnership’s Financial Statement and Annual Review.

They took Members through the report highlighting that:

·         The report demonstrated the growing robustness of the organisation, this included having a strong financial position.

·         The strong buy-in from schools.

·         The excellent results children were able to achieve at Tower Hamlets schools but also those areas where work was needed.

·         The vital role that professional development for teachers had in ensuring good outcomes for pupils.

·         The Partnership was really ambitious to make a big difference in the future.

The Mayor welcomed the report and thanked Tracy and Robert for their hard work, highlighting how important the leadership of the Partnership was to the outcomes for schools. He noted the changing landscape in education and the role the Partnership could play in supporting education in the borough. He agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the activity of THEP as summarised in the THEP Annual Review 2018-19.

2.    To accept the audited accounts as contained within the THEP Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2019.

3.    To endorse the role of THEP in delivering Council priorities.