The Schools Performance Panel at their meeting on the 3 July looked at how the authority tackles the issue of poor performing teachers and the recruitment of senior staff in schools. The Chief Education Officer and Head of Human Resources attended the meeting to discuss a number of specific issues, particularly around the amount and accuracy […]
Education Inclusion Scrutiny Inquiry Update
July 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Councillors previously planned to carry out an inquiry into Education Inclusion, particularly education other than at school, which was due to start in April. This was highlighted as a concern by the recommendation arising from the recent local authority education services for children and young people Estyn Inspection which stated that we need to ‘improve […]
Scrutiny looks at how schools deal with staff competency issues
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel, at their meeting today will look at how the Council advises and supports schools when dealing with poorly performing teachers and also when recruiting senior staff into schools. This is one of the issues that was highlighted for further work by the Panel when they spoke to schools over the […]
Do you have a question for Councillor Mitchell Theaker, Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People?
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People, Councillor Mitchell Theaker, will be appearing before the Scrutiny Programme Committee on 7 July for a question and answer session. The committee will explore the work he has done in this role, looking at priorities, actions, achievements and impact. They would welcome your ideas […]
What will the Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel look at this year?
June 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel at their last meeting discussed their work programme for the coming year. The Panels brief is to provide ongoing challenge to schools performance to ensure that pupils in Swansea are receiving high quality education; and the authority is meeting its objectives in relation to improving school standards and pupil attainment. […]
Do you have a question for Councillor David Phillips, Cabinet Member for Anti Poverty?
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Cabinet Member for Anti Poverty, Councillor David Phillips, will be appearing before the Scrutiny Programme Committee on 14 April for a question and answer session. The committee will explore the work he has done in this role, looking at priorities, actions, achievements and impact. They would welcome your […]