Posts tagged ‘surveys’
It is that time of year again where we run our annual stakeholder survey. The purpose of the survey is to gauge perceptions about the work of overview and scrutiny over the past 12 months. The information gathered will be used to monitor performance and introduce further improvements. It also generates new topics that can [...]
Yesterday the Overview & Scrutiny Business Committee had a presentation from Rhian Foote who is the Consultation Coordinator for the Council. The presentation, which you can see below, had a couple of purposes. First, the Committee had raised a few questions about Swansea Voices, the Council’s Citizen’s Panel and these were answered very ably. Second, it [...]
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview & Scrutiny Board are undertaking a major piece of work on literacy in Swansea schools. The issue of literacy is obviously a vital one not just for individuals but for the economy more widely. Improving the literacy levels of all pupils remains a local priority; raising standards in reading and writing [...]
The Corporate Parenting Task & Finish Group (set up by the Child & Family Servicse Overview & Scrutiny Board) met yesterday . The group discussed the results of the corporate parenting surevy that was sent to all councillors, it looked at how other local authority scrutiny boards have delved into the subject of corporate parenting & it looked at practical examples gleaned from elsewhere of [...]
Earlier today the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board met to discuss their work plan. To set the context Jack Straw, the Council’s Executive Director, explained the range of issues facing the Resources Department and provided a presentation on the Council’s budget situation which covered a number of issues. The Council’s very difficult budget situation will [...]
