Agenda item

14.1

The Committee received a report of the Executive Director, People Services, setting out details on the range of education support for Roma, gypsy and travelling families.

14.2

Pam Smith (Head of Primary and Targeted Intervention) stated that the report had been requested by the Committee, at its meeting held on 13^th November, 2017, and in response to a public question raised at a previous meeting of the Committee. Ms. Smith made specific reference to the decision to end the dedicated resource for working with gypsy and traveller children and their families, which had been the subject of the public question raised at previous meetings of the Committee, indicating that it had been a decision taken by the Schools Forum following the withdrawal of funding for the resource.  She added that the work with such families would continue, using resources from existing services.

14.3

The Committee noted the contents of the report now submitted, together with the comments now made.