Venue: Committee Room 3A, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
Contact: Michelle Roberts, Scrutiny Officer
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Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: None |
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Notes and Conveners Letters PDF 273 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Received |
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4.00pm Preparation with Challenge Advisor Minutes: The Panel met with the Schools Challenge Advisor to discuss the schools improvement journey in preparation for their session with Burlais Primary School. |
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4.30pm Schools Session - Burlais Primary School PDF 151 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel met with the
Headteacher Alison Bastian and the Chair of Governors Chris Holley of Burlais
Primary School to discuss their improvement journey. They chose to speak to
this school because it has been highlighted as Amber on the support and categorisation
matrix. The Panel were pleased to hear
that it has subsequently move to Yellow.
Councillors wanted to discuss what the school is doing to improve its
current performance and its prospects for improvement. The Panel heard from
the Headteacher about the context of the school including it being a new school
that is an amalgamation of two primary schools.
That it is a large primary school with currently 553 pupils on role and
that this is also reflected in a large teaching and support staff. There are 31.6% of pupils are eFSM and 10.7% EAL. From the discussion
with the Headteacher, Chair of Governors and the Challenge Adviser the Panel
concluded that the improvements the school have put in place are bearing fruit
and there is a much improved picture from the time of the original Estyn
Inspection. This has also been evidenced
by the school being removed from any Estyn follow up activity in December
2018. The Panel felt that
this is mainly due to: ·
The school having a supportive, engaged and challenging governing body
that has the necessary skills to help to drive improvement. ·
The Headteacher and Senior Management Team at the school are driving
that improvement fully. ·
The schools willingness to work with, and receive support from, the local
authority and the Education Improvement Service. ·
The milestones for improvement that were put in place after the
inspection have/are been adhered to. ·
The school learning from and sharing their good practice with other
schools. ·
The school having strong support from parents and the
local community with the school working taking its role in the community
seriously. The Panel thanked and wished to congratulate the Headteacher, the
Challenge Advisor and the governing body at the school for their hard work and
commitment to this improvement journey which they feel is clearly showing to be
successful. |
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Work Programme 2018/2019 PDF 97 KB Minutes: The next meeting on the 2 May will be joint with the Child and Family Services Scrutiny Panel to look at the educational outcomes of looked after children. |
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