Overview and Scrutiny

Schools and Learning Committee

The role of the Schools and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to review and scrutinise services delivered to improve outcomes for children, young people and adult learners and to support the raising of educational standards and outcomes.

The remit and scope of the Committee is as follows:

  • Educational outcomes at all stages, particularly at Key Stage 4
  • School performance, including support provided to schools
  • School categorisation
  • School support through regional working (i.e. ERW)
  • Individual schools (via a Schools scrutiny panel)
  • Inclusion services
  • Youth support and other community based services (including adult learning)
  • Post-16 learning, skills and training
  • Memorandum of understanding with Pembrokeshire College
  • Music service
  • Sports development
  • Children’s voice and participation
  • Financial arrangements relation to schools and learning
  • Safeguarding in education

The Committee has 13 members and four statutory co-optees and will meet at least five times per year. Details of Committee members and future meetings, along with the Committee work programme can be found via the links below.

 

Schools and Learning Committee Work Programme

Schools and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

 

November 2025

  • Item: Welsh language provision
  • Purpose: An update on Welsh Government Welsh Language Strategy and its progress in the county
  • Item: Crimes undertaken on school grounds  
  • Purpose: A look at what crimes were undertaken on school premises and the impact/outcomes of them
  • Item: Review of the curriculum for Wales
  • Purpose: A look at how schools in Pembrokeshire were managing with the new curriculum
  • Item: Mental health and wellbeing in schools    
  • Purpose: A report on what mental health and wellbeing measures were put in place for pupils and how pupils were faring in school
  • Item: Mobile Phone Policy
  • Purpose: An update of the progresses of the Council’s mobile phone policy guidance

 

February 2026

  • Item: Outline draft MTFP 26-27 to 29-30 (including alternative budget proposals)
  • Purpose: The MTFP proposals ahead of its approval by Full Council from a Schools OSC perspective
  • Item: Sports in Pembrokeshire schools
  • Purpose: Including grass roots sports in school
  • Item: Dual-stream schools
  • Purpose: A look at how Narberth C.P. School was managing as the last dual-stream school in Pembrokeshire
  • Item: Reading standards including for the Foundation Phase 
  • Purpose: Following the presentation in June 2025, the Committee will determine whether the Council should adopt a standard, evidence-based approach to teaching reading in all primary schools. The report will include which specific approach be adopted, how teachers will be trained, and how this approach will be monitored 
ID: 550, revised 27/08/2025
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