The Board met for the last time this Council year on Monday 18th April where they reviewed the years work, considering what went well, want didn’t go so well and pondering on potential topics for the new Council year starting in June. Councillors were particularly pleased with their in-depth review into literacy across Swansea, feeling […]
What should Children, Young People and Learning Board look at next year?
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What should the Environment and Communities Board look at next year?
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s the time of year that the Overview and Scrutiny Boards start thinking about what topics they should focus their attention on for the coming year. At their meeting yesterday the Environment and Communities Board received a report which reviewed the work they have completed over the past year and began the process of identifying […]
What should the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board Investigate Next?
April 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday the Board met for the final time in this council year. It took the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved over the past year. It was the year which saw the removal of the Assembly appointed Intervention Board and ‘serious concerns’ protocol in relation to Child & Family Services. The work of […]
Swansea Local Service Board – What Difference Does it Make?
April 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
Earlier this week the Partnership Overview & Scrutiny Committee had a close look at Swansea’s Local Service Board. They were particularly keen to find out what difference it makes and had asked for two presentations to help them find out. This is the first one, given by yours truly, that tried to set the scene with […]
Scrutiny Delivers a Clear Message about Corporate Parenting
April 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Councillors in Swansea have shown their commitment to corporate parenting as a result of a report produced by the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board. The scrutiny report (PDF), called ‘Care to Help?’ turned the spotlight on the role of councillors as corporate parents and its findings were recently accepted by Cabinet and Council. […]
Scrutiny findings helping to improve literacy in Swansea
April 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday Swansea Council Cabinet agreed the recommendations from the Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board review of literacy across school in Swansea called ‘Building Blocks for Improvement Literacy in Swansea’. Cabinet complimented the work of the Board saying it was an important and positive piece of work. The Board had concluded that […]