Posts tagged ‘literacy’
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny completed a review of literacy across schools in swansea last year and have, for their meeting on 23rd January, asked for an update on the progress made in relation to the recommendations that were agreed by Cabinet on 7th April 2011. The Board will be keen to [...]
At the Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board meeting on Monday (5th Dec) Councillor looked at the performance data from across schools in Swansea, concentrating on educational attainment, school exclusions, attendance and employment training. Councillors were pleased to find: the overall trend for level 2 threshold indicator and core subject indicator is upward. that progress with [...]
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board are in the progress of reviewing the role of Teaching Assistants across the primary sector in schools in Swansea. Councillors chose this subject at a Board meeting in June and have started their investigations with a visit to a small rural primary school speaking to the [...]
The Board agreed to refer its latest report to Cabinet for decision at its meeting on Monday 28th February. The Review of Literacy has been a detailed piece of work which has culminating in a number of recommendations for improvement. Councillors spoke to literacy advisors, Headteachers, school governors, local teacher training colleges and parents. They [...]
Yesterday the Partnership Overview and Scrutiny Committee had a presentation from Eddie Isles, the Youth Offending Team Manager, on how the Youth Offending Service works in Swansea. In case you don’t know, here is the service in a nutshell: Swansea Youth Offending Service is a multi-agency approach to youth offending. The staff group comprises of social workers, [...]
