Purpose

The School Library Service is a fully traded
service that is offered to schools in Tameside. Due to falling buy
in, the service was redesigned in 2021 to reduce costs. Since then,
despite the best efforts of all concerned, the buy in from schools
has continued to decline for many reasons even though the service
is valued by schools. This report considers the option to cease to
offer the service and for staff to be redeployed.

Content

That it be DETERMINED that:

1.      
Tameside Council no longer offer a traded School
Library Service from 1 February 2024 
and

2.      
a consultation with Library Service staff begins
with a review to redeploying the effected staff.