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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared.
Resolved that the Minutes of the Education & Skills Service Transformation Committee held on 19 February 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record.
David Thomas presented a report which sought approval for the creation of a clear set of principles for Swansea schools as a framework to support pupil progression and refine schools’ teaching and learning policies. The background to the development of the principles, the key considerations taken into account, the stakeholder feedback received, the general issues looked at and considered and the post-adoption development opportunities available were all outlined and detailed in the report. He outlined that feedback from stakeholders and Welsh Government had led to the title of the report being amended to the current version. The input of the STC and its members in developing the draft policy at its previous meetings was also detailed. The draft principles were outlined and detailed in Appendix A to the report. The officer went through and detailed each of the draft principles. Members made comments and asked questions of the officer, who responded accordingly. The Chair and Director welcomed the report and thanked the Officer for the work in developing the set of principles. Resolved that: 1) the committee noted the wider stakeholder views expressed since the drafting of the policy. 2) the refined draft policy be approved and recommended to Cabinet for approval.
Sarah Tillman presented the draft annual report of the STC for 2024/25 which sought to provide Council with an update on the progress made on the development of principles for pupil progression, and on a policy for supporting positive behaviour in schools. The STC at its meeting in June last year had agreed to focus on the following two topics during the year: · Learner progress and the development of a set of ‘Swansea Principles’ · Supporting positive behaviour in schools The various reports, data, statistics, and comprehensive background information provided on the two topics during the year were outlined and detailed in the report. Members had considered these reports and discussed the matters at length during the various committee meetings. Two reports had now been agreed and approved by the STC, with the Respect, Rights and Relationships Policy for Schools being presented to Cabinet on 10 April and the report on Principles to Promote Learning scheduled for Cabinet on 15 May. The Chair welcomed the report and thanked the Members, Officers from all departments and the Cabinet Member for their input and attendance during the year, he warmly welcomed and supported the report. Resolved that the draft report be approved and referred to Council.
The Chair indicated that this meeting was the final meeting for this municipal year. He outlined that the annual report had just been agreed and would proceed to Annual Council in May and again thanked Committee Members for their attendance and input into the meetings and also thanked the Officers for their support and assistance during the year.
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