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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with the code of conduct adopted by the City
& County of Swansea, no interests were declared. |
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To
approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Minutes: Resolved that the
minutes of the Education & Skills Policy Development Committee held on 12
February 2020 be agreed as a correct record. |
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Review of Evidence/Information Submitted to Date. Minutes: The Chair indicated that the meeting would reflect and review all the information received by the Committee during the municipal year relating to the New Curriculum. He outlined that all the information and evidence submitted by the school representatives, education department officers and external/partner agencies would be considered in drafting a report to Cabinet. The Committee had been impressed by the range of activity that is
currently going on in schools. This includes: Project work
Support
The Aim of the new policy should be to allow Swansea
schools the freedom to develop curriculum content and pedagogy that is tailored
to the needs of individual learners. Irrespective of national and regional structures, what should be
the role of the Local Authority. Could it be defined in terms of the following:
This should support Swansea schools to prepare, adapt and sustain
the new curriculum. The following areas of work need to be
delivered in the context of the PDC’s identified priorities:
Possible areas to explore
further include a means of sharing practice through an on-line tool with
support and monitoring to ensure it is used. Swansea Professional Learning Community
Would this be
possible through a whole-Swansea professional learning community and if so how
would that be structured to address the issues highlighted above. Data Monitoring
Dissemination
Process Monitoring On-going review of
school assessment arrangements, including the reliability of teacher
assessment, including work of school clusters around moderation and
standardisation. Use of school
triads, peer reviews to assist schools develop the curriculum and pedagogy
required to successfully deliver the new curriculum alongside meet the
priorities identified by the PDC. Coordination Maintaining a
conduit between the PSA and the on-going work of curriculum development in
schools to ensure all schools are aware of regional skills needs and priorities. At the same time,
ensuring that a vocational element, including preparedness for the world of
work is part of the curriculum of each child to age 14 and beyond. Capacity It is assumed that
this can be achieved with the existing school support staff who will be able to
draw on the expertise of serving practioners in schools were and when required.
However, the capacity to do so will need to be reviewed. The question of what
resources will need to be available will need to be reviewed. |
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Workplan 2019/2020. PDF 202 KB Minutes: The Committee discussed potential topics for discussion in the next municipal year. The Chair indicated that the April meeting would be cancelled and he would liaise with the Democratic Services Officer to arrange a special meeting in early May to consider the draft report to cabinet on the New Curriculum. Resolved that the following topics be added to the workplan for 2020-2021: · Cluster Arrangements; · Supply Teachers; · Additional Learning Needs. |