The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board at their meeting on Monday 19th March will look at the Strategic Plan for Children and Young People 2011–2014 in order to review the success indicators as at March 2012. The focus of this report is on the 22 success indicators within the plan which were […]
Teaching Assistants Report goes to Cabinet
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Boards review of the role of teaching assistants across primary schools in Swansea is to be discussed by the Councils Cabinet on the 8th March. The Board found that the numbers of teaching assistants employed across schools in Swansea had increased substantially over recent years, along with our […]
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 […]
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 […]
Swansea Local Service Board – Making a Difference for Children and Young People?
July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last Monday the Partnership Overview and Scrutiny Committee had a presentation on the Prevention and Early Intervention Programme which is one of Swansea Local Service Board’s four projects. The presentation was the second step in the Committee’s ongoing evaluation of whether Swansea Local Service Board is making a difference. I have blogged before on the Committee’s first […]
Proposed Changes to ChildLine in Swansea
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board has picked up on concerns in the community about the proposed closure of the ChildLine telephone counselling service that is based in Swansea. The NSPCC wants to relocate the centre in South Wales from Swansea to Cardiff where there will be online counselling only. A 30 […]