Decision details

Improvement Coordinator

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

This role will support Children’s Service improvement journey. Key to the role is coordination, analysis of the key improvement impacts as defined in the improvement plan. The performance indicators will be quickly analysed and delivered via agreed governance routes to offer assurance that our services to CYP are improving, the improvements will be driven at pace and curious questions and critical friend information provided on a regular basis. Information will be shared in the right way in the right forums to support our robust governance arrangements enabling senior managers to focus on areas not progressing at pace, this is a critical role required for ongoing improvements across the service.
DFE have advised this is the most crucial role in achieving success within timescales.

Reasons for the decision:

It was considered to utilise existing management team structures and corporate resources, however, to undertake this level of activity utilising existing operational management team as well as corporate resources will not deliver the scale, depth and pace of change and improvement required.

Alternative options considered:

It was considered to utilise existing management team structures and corporate resources, however, to undertake this level of activity utilising existing operational management team as well as corporate resources will not deliver the scale, depth and pace of change and improvement required.

Publication date: 04/09/2024

Date of decision: 30/08/2024