When it comes to inward investment Swansea has a performance gap to close compared with the situation across many other parts of the UK. We also need to increase the number of entrepreneurs locally and across the South West Wales region. The public, Councillors and council staff have all told us that this is important […]
What makes an excellent school?
July 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is important when looking at school improvement that you understand exactly what you are looking for and identifying what makes a school excellent in terms of both current performance and its prospects for improvement is key to this. The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel were therefore pleased to invite Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr Welsh Secondary School Headteacher […]
Views sought from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A representative from the office of the Children’s Commissioner will be meeting with the Attainment and Wellbeing Scrutiny Inquiry Panel next week to discuss children and young peoples wellbeing especially in relation to schools. Some of the issues the Panel will raise include for example: What young people are most concerned about currently (in relation to Wellbeing […]
Tourism Scrutiny report published
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Tourism Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed their inquiry into Tourism entitled ‘Are we making the most of Swansea’s potential as a destination for tourists’. The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after 6 months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? […]
Looking at school performance
June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The schools performance scrutiny panel met with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors of Cwmglas Primary School. They were impressed with the work and standards at the school given the challenging environment in which the school is positioned. The impact on the school of supporting and educating children in an area of high social and economically […]
Wellbeing Inquiry Panel meets Cabinet Members
June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Attainment and Wellbeing Inquiry Panel will shortly be meeting with two of Swansea’s cabinet members, Cllr Will Evans (Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills) and Cllr Mitch Theaker (Cabinet Member Opportunities for Children and Young People). The Panel will discuss a number of issues with them, like for example: What work is currently being […]