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Regional Education Consortia

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 20/09/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from Chair of Public Accounts Committee - Regional Education Consortia

The Public Accounts Committee undertook a short inquiry into the findings of the Auditor General’s memorandum on ‘Achieving improvement in support to schools through regional education consortia - a review of progress’. A number of issues relating to the CYPE Committee’s portfolio were raised and are summarised in this letter.

 

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Meeting: 26/06/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Regional Education Consortia: Additional information from the Welsh Government (16 June 2017)

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 15/05/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Regional Education Consortia: Evidence Session 3

Research Briefing

 

Owen Evans – Deputy Permanent Secretary, Education & Public Services Group, Welsh Government

Steve Davies – Director of Education, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members scrutinised Owen Evans, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Education & Public Services Group, and Steve Davies, Director of Education, Welsh Government as part of the inquiry into Regional Education Consortia.

3.2 Owen Evans agreed to provide the following information:

·       Data from regions which indicates the extent to which school-to-school working is happening

·       Data showing the percentage of improvement in the key GCSE subjects following the School Challenge Cymru programme

·       Send a note regarding the use of Moodle

·       Send headlines from the recent visit undertaken to Finland.

 

Meeting: 15/05/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Regional Education Consortia: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

5.2 The Chair agreed to write to the Welsh Government with areas of questioning the Members wish to explore further.

5.3 Members agreed that on consideration of the response from the Welsh Government, Committee’s concerns should be sent to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

Meeting: 08/05/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Regional Education Consortia: Written Submission from Regional Consortia (March 2017)

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Meeting: 27/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Regional Education Consortia: Evidence Session 1

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-10-17 Paper 1 – Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

PAC(5)-10-17 Paper 2 – Briefing to accompany Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

PAC(5)-10-17 Paper 3 - Teacher’s professional learning and education survey results

PAC(5)-10-17 Paper 4 – Letter from NASUWT

 

Hannah Woodhouse – Managing Director, Central South Consortium Joint Education Service (CSC)

Nick Batchelar – Lead Director (City and County of Cardiff) Central South Consortium Joint Education Service (CSC)

Debbie Harteveld – Managing Director, South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS)

Dermot McChrystal – Lead Director (Torfaen CBC) South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS)

Betsan O’Connor – Managing Director, Education through Regional Working (ERW)

Barry Rees – Vice-Lead Director (Ceredigion) Education through Regional Working (ERW)

Arwyn Thomas – Interim Managing Director, Regional School Effectiveness & Improvement Service for North Wales (GwE)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Hannah Woodhouse, Managing Director, Central South Consortium Joint Education Service (CSC); Nick Batchelar, Lead Director (City and County of Cardiff) Central South Consortium Joint Education Service (CSC); Debbie Harteveld, Managing Director, South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS); Dermot McChrystal, Lead Director (Torfaen CBC) South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS); Betsan O’Connor, Managing Director, Education through Regional Working (ERW); Barry Rees, Vice-Lead Director (Ceredigion) Education through Regional Working (ERW) and Arwyn Thomas, Interim Managing Director, Regional School Effectiveness & Improvement Service for North Wales (GwE)

as part of its inquiry into Regional Education Consortia.

Meeting: 27/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Regional Education Consortia: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 27/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Regional Education Consortia: Evidence Session 2

Research Briefing

 

Simon Brown - Strategic Director, Estyn

Clive Phillips - Assistant Director, Estyn

Mark Campion - HM Inspector, Estyn

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Simon Brown, Strategic Director, Clive Phillips, Assistant Director and Mark Campion, HM Inspector, Estyn as part of its inquiry into Regional Education Consortia.

4.2 Simon Brown agreed to send a copy of the current perception survey Estyn are undertaking together with an analysis of the results when available.

 

Meeting: 09/01/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Regional Education Consortia: inquiry scoping paper

PAC(5)-01-17 Paper 6

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the scoping paper and:

·       Agreed the terms of reference for the inquiry;

·       Considered the suggested list of witnesses;

·       Agreed to undertake a written consultation; and

·       Agreed to undertake an online consultation with teachers and headteachers.

 

Meeting: 21/11/2016 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Regional Education Consortia: Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-10-16 Paper 2 - Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on his recently published Memorandum on Regional Education Consortia.

4.2 Members agreed to undertake an inquiry in this issue in spring 2017.

 

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