The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel will meet with the Councils Chief Education Officer and relevant staff from the education department to discuss what is being done to help schools deal with behaviour issues in order to improve pupil outcomes and the overall performance of schools in Swansea. Councillors will be discussing Swansea’s behaviour strategy, how […]
How can we improve behaviour in schools in order to improve performance?
October 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Education Inclusion Inquiry Update
October 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Councillors will meet to discuss the Education Inclusion Inquiry and the external review of education other than at school at a meeting next week. 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 […]
Speaking to schools – Morriston Comprehensive
October 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Schools Performance Panel as part of their scrutiny role have agreed to speak to a selection of schools over this council year. Their first school this year will be Morriston Comprehensive School. The Panel have invited the Headteacher and Chair of Governors to a meeting this week, some of the issues they discuss will […]
Schools Performance Panel considers ‘Rewriting the Future’
September 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Panel at its meeting on the 18 September will discuss the recently released Wales Government document ‘Rewriting the Future: raising ambition and attainment in welsh schools’. The report highlights the vision to have high expectations for all learners, regardless of their socio-economic background, and ensure that they have an equal chance of achieving those […]
How do we ensure consistency in support to schools by challenge leaders?
September 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel, at their meeting next week will look at how we ensure there is consistency in support to schools by challenge leaders. This is one of the issues that was highlighted for further work by the Panel when they spoke to schools over the last year. Some of the issues […]
Swansea Councillors look at Car Parking
September 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Scrutiny Councillors plan to meet later in September to discuss car parking in Swansea. They have been given a brief by the Scrutiny Programme Committee for one off working group to raise issues and ask questions about the quality of car parking provision across Swansea including service performance and plans for improvement. The working group […]