Swansea Scrutiny

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What should scrutiny be looking at?

Every year we conduct a survey to find out what people think about scrutiny in Swansea and this year is no exception. We would be really grateful if you could spend a few short minutes of your time answering a couple of questions – we promise it won’t keep you long! We are interested in [...]

Teaching Assistants Report goes to Cabinet

The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Boards review of the role of teaching assistants across primary schools in Swansea is to be discussed by the Councils Cabinet on the 8th March.  The Board found that the numbers of teaching assistants employed across schools in Swansea had increased substantially over recent years, along with our [...]

Councillors continue to challenge Schools

The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board has over the last year spoken to a number of school headteachers and Chairs of Governors about the educational outcomes and their schools capacity to improve. Councillors will be meeting with two more schools on the 19th March and will look to discuss some of the [...]

Engaging disengaged pupils

At the meeting today (20th Feb) the Children, Young People and Learnng Overview and Scrutiny Board looked at Secondary School leavers who were classified as Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) for the period 2005-2011. The report noted that significant progress has been made in reducing the levels of young people who are NEET [...]

Safeguarding Adults in Swansea

The Health Social Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Board today (7th Feb) looked at the Annual Report of the Swansea Safeguarding Adults Board including reviewing the action plan and progress made. What Is A Vulnerable Adult?  -  Vulnerable adults are individuals over 18 who are or may be in need of community care [...]