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 […]
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 […]
An innovative way of scrutinising school performance
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Councillors in Swansea have developed an innovative way of scrutising school performance in Swansea. They have been meeting with schools, chairs of governors and system leaders to identify good practice and to look at schools that may be causing concern. They have a preparation session with the individual schools system leader and then meet the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]