1. that the
‘blueprint’ for a “Torbay Locality Model”
be approved as the framework for a pilot for those parties wanting
to be a part of the same;
2. that the Director of
Children Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Children’s Services, be given delegated authority to develop
the scope and operating procedures of the pilot with interested
parties, schools and clusters in order for the pilot model to run
between June and December 2025, and the outcomes of the pilot be
presented to Cabinet in early 2026;
3. that the Director of
Children Services be instructed to continue to work with other
schools not in the pilot, to grow confidence and coproduce a
Locality system which they can support;
4. that the Head of Legal
Services be instructed to undertake all necessary arrangements to
extend the lease held by People’s Parkfield to include a
lease of the MySpace building at
Parkfield, with the requirement that Mayfield Sixth Form is
provided with a sub-lease;
5. that the Director of
Children Services be instructed to co-produce a Service Level
Agreement with People’s Parkfield and Mayfield Sixth Form,
which ensures that Mayfield Sixth Form can be a long-term tenant on
the site (ensuring financially sustainability for the building),
whilst key groups in the community such as Electively Home Educated
families, Youth Services. Care experienced and cared for children
and other disadvantaged young people, can be provided for in this
newly run community model;
6. that Torbay Education
Limited ceases to trade as an arm’s length company of Torbay
Council, as the staff delivering Medical Tuition Services
transition to a new delivery model in line with the outcomes of the
consultation; and
7. that the Chief Executive
be given delegated authority to oversee the practical arrangements,
to bring about the cessation of Torbay Education Limited as an
arm’s length company of the Council.
