Issue - meetings

By Councillor Jim Campbell - Prioritise Education Now

“Council:

1)       Recognises that re-opening schools in August is the single most important step it can take to support the recovery and renewal of our City and that the same national and local efforts which have gone towards employment and business and other challenges faced over this period now urgently require focus on pupils’ education.

2)       Expects all young people attending Council schools to be offered the same level of in-classroom education.

3)       Observes that the threat from the Coronavirus is one that could exist for some considerable time, and that medium to long term solution for a full return to school must take this into account.

4)       Insists on a costed action plan from the Chief Executive within one cycle setting out how all Council schools could offer 75% and 100% attendance under all responsibly foreseeable scenarios from re-opening in August 2020, or very shortly thereafter.

5)       Accepts that different levels of Government need to work together on providing this solution, and that discussions are required regarding the need to relax any perceived constraints provided health and safety can be maintained.”