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 Overview and Scrutiny Committee (opens new window)
17 April 2023
One-off Committee Items
- Item: School Attendance Data
- Purpose: To review the results of the recent schools attendance campaign
- Item: Adult and Community Learning and Youth Service Provision
- Purpose: To receive an update on the provisions in place for lifelong learning
- Item: Scrutiny of external education providers
- Purpose: To consider the range of external providers and programmes in relation to education within the County (e.g. Cam Nesa)
- Item: School Staff Absence and Supply Teacher Arrangements
- Purpose: To scrutinise:
- The barriers to performance including staff absence data and staff retention figures
- The current supply arrangements
Standing / Re-occurring Items
- Item: Curriculum Update inc. Learning within the Outdoor Provision Audit
- Purpose: To receive regular updates on preparations for the implementation of the new curriculum – “Our National Mission – A Transformational Curriculum”. For the update to include information following the audit of the current practice of Learning in the Outdoors for all statutory school age and Post-16 learners.
- Item: Schools Scrutiny Panel
- Purpose: To consider the outcomes of school visits undertaken by the panel (Ysgol Y Preseli)
22 June 2023
One-off Committee Items
N/A
Standing / Re-occurring Items
- Item: Manorbier Primary School
- Purpose: To receive a verbal update in respect of Manorbier Primary School and the progress being made following the fire
- Item: Schools Scrutiny Panel
- Purpose: To consider the outcomes of school visits undertaken by the panel
- Item: Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report
- Purpose: To provide an integrated review of the main activity of the Committee over the past year, as well as looking forward to future challenges and areas for improvement
- Item: Partneriaeth Update
- Purpose: To scrutinise the support being provided by the newly established Partneriaeth.
- Item: Directorate Plan Update
- Purpose: To monitor performance in the Inclusion, Performance and Community, Resources and Governance and School Improvement Services
- Item: Section 175 Safeguarding Audit
- Purpose: To consider the annual Safeguarding Audit
- Item: Memorandum of Understanding for the delivery of Post-16 Education in Pembrokeshire
- Purpose: To annually review the effectiveness of the MOU for delivery of Post-16 Education in Pembrokeshire prior to consideration by Council, as per decision in October 2018 and for the June 2022 update to include all-inclusive data relating to Post-16 education within the County.
21 September 2023
One-off Committee Items
- Item: Schools Swimming Programme
- Purpose: TBA
Standing / Re-occurring Items
- Item: Manorbier Primary School
- Purpose: To receive a verbal update in respect of Manorbier Primary School and the progress being made following the fire
- Item: Schools Scrutiny Panel
- Purpose: To consider the outcomes of school visits undertaken by the panel
27 November 2023
One-off Committee Items
- Item: Trauma Informed Schools Outcomes
- Purpose: To scrutinise the effectiveness of the roll out of the Trauma Informed Schools Programme, in both Primary and Secondary schools.
Standing / Re-occurring Items
- Item: Manorbier Primary School
- Purpose: To receive a verbal update in respect of Manorbier Primary School and the progress being made following the fire
- Item: Schools Scrutiny Panel
- Purpose: To consider the outcomes of school visits undertaken by the panel
- Item: Section 175 Safeguarding Action Plan
- Purpose: To have oversight of the Director of Schools and Learning’s statutory duties in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in schools
Terms of reference
Purpose
The Schools & Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee will review and scrutinise services delivered to improve outcomes for children, young people and adult learners.
Role and function
To support the raising of educational standards and outcomes for learners
Remit and scope
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
- MOU with Pembrokeshire College
- Music Service
- Sports Development
- Children’s voice and participation
- Financial arrangements relating to schools and learning
- Safeguarding in Education
Procedure
The Committee will conduct its proceedings in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules set out in Section 7 of the Council’s Constitution.
Membership
There will be 13 Members on the Committee + 4 statutory co-optees
Frequency of meetings
The Schools & Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet at least 5 times per municipal year.
Item: Section 175 Safeguarding Action Plan
Purpose: To have oversight of the Director of Schools and Learning’s statutory duties in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in schools