The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board has over the last year spoken to a number of school headteachers and Chairs of Governors about the educational outcomes and their schools capacity to improve. Councillors will be meeting with two more schools on the 19th March and will look to discuss some of the […]
Engaging disengaged pupils
February 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At the meeting today (20th Feb) the Children, Young People and Learnng Overview and Scrutiny Board looked at Secondary School leavers who were classified as Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) for the period 2005-2011. The report noted that significant progress has been made in reducing the levels of young people who are NEET […]
Youth Support Services Update
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board completed a review looking at youth support services in April 2010 and have received regular updates on progress since then. The Board at its meeting on the 20th February will look at the latest progress update which will include asking questions on progress with recommendations, for example […]
Libraries performance explained
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board met with the Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism and the Head of Libraries last week. The Board were very interested to receive the latest performance information on the Libraries Service and Members commended Steve Hardman as Head of Libraries and his staff for the excellent service that they provide. […]
Role of Teaching Assistants across Primary Schools is now complete
January 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board have over recent months been looking at the role of the teaching assistant in the primary sector in Swansea. The Board chose to look at this issue because it has become evident that the numbers of teaching assistants employed across schools in Swansea (and across […]