Tourism Scrutiny report published

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

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 […]

Challenging School Performance

The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel will be meeting with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors of Cwmglas Primary School later this week.  This school in its Estyn Inspection in 2011 was cited as excellent in both current performance and prospects for improvement. Cwmglas Primary School in 2011 had 40% of pupils that were entitled to free school […]

Wellbeing in Swansea’s Schools

The Attainment and Wellbeing Scrutiny Inquiry Panel have visited four schools including two comprehensives, one primary and the primary pupil referral unit. The Panel have found each visit informative. It has helped them understand some of the issues schools are facing in relation to wellbeing, including the barriers that schools must overcome, as well as their significant achievements. […]

Wellbeing in Schools

The Attainment and Wellbeing Scrutiny Inquiry Panel have recently started to review issues around wellbeing in Schools across Swansea.  As part of this inquiry they have decided to visit a number of schools to look at good practice.  They made their first visit to Morriston Comprehensvie School today.  They spoke to the Headteacher and chair of […]

Tourism Panel speaks to local business

The Tourism Inquiry Panel recently met with a number of people who are knowledgeable about this subject including represenatives from the Business Improvement District (BID),  Swansea Bay Tourism Partnership, an events organiser and a senior lecturer in Tourism Management at the Metropolitan University.  The Panel found the meeting hugely benefical with a number of key issues being […]