Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 3A, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
Contact: Michelle Roberts, Scrutiny Officer
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Appoint Convener for the 2019/2020 Minutes: Cllr Lyndon Jones was elected as
Convener Cllr Cyril Anderson agreed to act as informal Vice Convener |
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Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: Cllr Cyril Anderson declared personal interest in item 8. |
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Prohibition of Whipped Votes and Declaration of Party Whips Minutes: None |
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Notes and Conveners Letters PDF 161 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Letter and notes confirmed |
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Current Issues in Education - Overview Presentation Minutes: Cabinet Member for Education Improvement and Skills, Nick
Williams Director of Education and Helen Morgan Rees, Head of Service Education
attended the meeting and outlined the key issues affecting education over the
coming year. The following was noted: The Panel heard
that there at 10 key areas that will be priorities for education particularly,
over the coming year. It was highlighted that we also need to be mindful of the
demographic changes and how that also impacts on
school performance: 1. Additional
Learning Needs (ALN) Reform 2. Curriculum
for Wales (including for example: changes to
qualifications, greater emphasis on wellbeing, welsh language digital competence,
developing initial teacher training.
Panel also ensuring balance for teaching that includes a local flavour. 3. Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including increasing mental health issues as
barriers to learning, behaviour in schools. 4. Elective
Home Education 5. National
Programme to develop schools leaders 6. Embedding
professional standards for teaching and learning 7. Changing
accountability systems, including categorisation and inspection systems likely
to change, what will they look like in the future 8. National
professional learning offer coming in Autumn 2019 9. Changes
to pupil assessment, this will be parallel to introduction of new curriculum,
expect assessment to change, what will this look like in the future and
possible new measures 10. Schools
becoming learning organisations, schools developing a strong vision for
teaching and learning, inviting others in to see practice and
going out and collaborating with others. Councillor agreed
that these should be reflected throughout their work programme and questioning
over the coming year. |
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Review of the year past and plan for the year ahead PDF 85 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel reviewed their
year past, including what when went well and what could be improved, this included: ·
Scrutiny of individual schools went well. Visiting some schools was of benefit to the
panel, be able to see the work happening on the ground speaking to Headteacher, staff, governors and pupils. ·
It has been of benefit to the education
department and topics discussed have helped develop those areas including in
particular in relation to Education Other Than at School and the Small Schools
Review. ·
Education said they find the challenging
questions from scrutiny about performance useful, especially the searching
questions that have been asked around vulnerable
learners. ·
Good for keeping abreast of changes and
challenges in relation to education matters. ·
Must be conscious not to overload schools so
co-ordinating with others around visits important ·
More context around some subjects would be
helpful. The Panel then
discussed their Work Programme for the coming year,
they would like to include the following issues, being mindful that things may
change so this will to be flexible to additions and some change. 1. Some issues the panel identified but did not
get chance to look at last year
2. Items
suggested by Education Department
3. Items identified for ongoing monitoring
4. Annual items
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ERW Regional Scrutiny Councillor Group -
updates |
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For Information Item PDF 64 KB Minutes: Individual school inspection outcomes were noted. The meeting ended at 5.30 pm |