School governors can make a real difference but only if they have the information, training and support that they need. This is the main message of a report by scrutiny councillors published this week. Responding to claims that many governing bodies are too cosy and simply act as ‘cheerleaders’ for the head teacher, a number […]
Improving our scrutiny inquiry process
January 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We have made some changes to our scrutiny inquiry process over recent months and, as they have been positively received by scrutiny councillors, I thought I would share. OK, you probably have to be a bit of a scrutiny geek but, if you are, I hope it’s useful. Much of what we have changed flows […]
Local Service Board Scrutiny Panel meeting Monday 4 January 2016
December 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Local Service Board Scrutiny Panel will be meeting at 4.00pm on Monday 4 January 2016 in Committee Room 4 (Guildhall). At the meeting the Panel will continue to consider the Local Service Board’s contribution to addressing the challenge of Older People’s Independence. The overarching question that the Panel is seeking to address is “What […]
Public question time introduced
December 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Public Question Time is now on the scrutiny agenda. There is now more opportunity for the public to get involved in the work of scrutiny and participate in meetings. Scrutiny councillors are committed to getting more members of the public contributing in the work of scrutiny so that they can reflect […]
Scrutiny of ERW: Our regional education consortium
December 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Swansea scrutiny team is excited to be working with scrutiny councillors and officers across South West Wales to provide scrutiny of ERW; the education partnership for the region. ERW (or Education through Regional Working) is a consortium of six councils that supports educational improvement. Each of the six councils makes a contribution ‘in kind’ to […]