The Chair noted and celebrated that it had been International Day of Older People on the 1 October 2024 and October was also Black History Month.

At the invitation of the Chair, Julia Waters addressed the Committee members to give a response to the Independent Learning Review report that had been considered at the Committee meeting on 22 July 2024. Members of the Committee spoke to give their condolences and to pay tribute to Ruth Perry who had been the Headteacher of Caversham Primary School.