Swansea Councils education scrutiny body, the Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel, has the role of providing ongoing challenge to schools performance in order to ensure that pupils in Swansea are receiving a high quality education and that it is meeting its objectives to improve schools standards and pupil attainment. The up-coming meetings for this Panel are: Wed 18 July […]
How can regional working better serve the residents of Swansea?
June 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Through all the confusion that is currently the regional picture in Wales the Regional Working Scrutiny Inquiry Panel felt that a clear focus must be on the outcomes of our citizens. This was the view of the Regional Working Scrutiny Inquiry Panel who have just completed a review looking at how the Council, along with its […]
Homelessness in Swansea
June 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Scrutiny Councillors are due to hold a Working Group meeting on 12 June to look at the issues faced in Swansea in relation to homelessness, the services available and to find out from several relevant organisations what is required locally for improvements to be seen. This will be the second of two meetings and will […]
Science Inspires Scrutiny
May 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Science should be exciting for young people, giving them the skills and opportunities to improve their futures. But currently not all young people are inspired by science. Science is everywhere. Inspiring young people and understanding that is key. They can look outside the window, trees turn sunlight into stored energy and create the oxygen we need […]
Community Cohesion Scrutiny Working Group
May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A Scrutiny Working Group to look at Community Cohesion in Swansea has been arranged and will meet on the 20 June to look at the work and effectiveness of the Council and its partnerships in supporting and promoting community cohesion. The Working Group will look particularly at the overarching direction or strategy. Some of the issues […]
Homelessness in Swansea
May 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Scrutiny Councillors are due to hold a Working Group meeting on 14 May to look at the issues faced in Swansea in relation to homelessness, the services available and to find out from several relevant organisations what is required locally for improvements to be seen. This will be the first of two meetings, the second […]