Archives for September 2017

So, what is happening in Education Scrutiny in Swansea in Oct/Nov?

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: 18 October 2018 at 4.00pm (Committee […]

The ERW Scrutiny Councillor Group meets again

Scrutiny Councillors from across the six local authorities will meet on 29 September 2017 (ERW Scrutiny Councillor Group 29 9 17). The purpose of the group is to help ensure the best educational outcomes for children in the Education Through Regional Working (ERW) region by supporting effective scrutiny to support consistent scrutiny across the six […]

Interested in Regional Working in Swansea? New scrutiny inquiry starts soon

The Welsh Government has long seen collaboration between public services and particularly local government as a means of providing more efficient and effective services.  Councillors identified this as an important issue for scrutiny at a conference of scrutiny councillors in July.   Following this a Scrutiny Panel has been set up and will meet on […]