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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 25 February 2026 be approved and signed as correct record.
The Director of Education presented a report which provided the committee with an update of the draft Food in School Statement, as well as the draft Memorandum of Understanding between schools and the catering service, following recommendations by the committee at previous meetings. She detailed the minor changes made to the report and supporting documents since the meeting in January. The Chair welcomed the report and thanked both Officers and Members of the Committee for their input into the development of the initiative. Resolved that: 1) the Food in School Statement and Memorandum of Understanding documents be approved. 2) both documents be referred to Cabinet for approval.
Sarah Tillman presented the draft annual report of the STC for 2025/26 which sought to provide Council with an update on the progress made on a Swansea Food in Schools Statement, a Memorandum of Understanding for Catering Services in Swansea Schools and Reading and Numeracy Self-Evaluation Frameworks and Associated Model Role Profiles. The STC at its meeting in June 2025 had agreed to focus on the following two topics during the year: • Reading and Numeracy. • Food 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 Reading and Numeracy being presented to Cabinet on 16 April and the report on Food in Schools scheduled for Cabinet on 4 June. 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 all the Officers for their support and assistance during the year. He referred to the discussion held at the meeting held in June 2025 relating to potential topics for 2026/27 and outlined that School Inclusion and Vocational Opportunities had been raised as potential items for review. A decision would be made at the first meeting of the STC in the new municipal year following input from the Committee, Cabinet Member and Officers.
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