‘A Year in Children, Young People and Learning’

The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board, at its meeting on the 16th April, will review the years activities, discuss those areas for future scrutiny and any lessons learnt from their work. 

The Board have had 11 Board meetings, 12 task and finish groups and looked at over 20 issues.  Some of the work the Board have completed included:

• A detailed review of the role of teaching assistants across schools in the primary sector in Swansea
• 3 challenge sessions with five schools across Swansea
• followed up on the previous Boards recommendations in relation to Child Poverty, Youth Support Services and Literacy
• Reviewed performance data in relation to Educational Attainment, school exclusions and school attendance,

The agenda for the meeting on the 16th April will be available online from 10th April 2012.