Issue - meetings

To inform Members of the validated learner outcomes for Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 and to share the provisional learner outcomes at Key Stage 4.  The report also compares Flintshire’s performance to other Councils in the North Wales region and across Wales as a whole.

(a)       That the Committee notes the attainment of Flintshire children and young people for the year 2016-17 in Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, and the provisional data for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5; and

(b)       That the Committee receive the validated attainment figures for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 at a future meeting.

The Interim Senior Manager School Improvement Systems presented a report to inform the Committee of the validated learner outcomes for Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, and to share the provisional learner outcomes at Key Stage 4 and 5.  She advised that the report also compared Flintshire’s performance to other Councils in the North Wales region and across Wales as a whole. 

                        The Interim Senior Manager provided background information and explained that attached to the report were individual annexes which provided detailed analysis of the performance of each key stage for 2017 including comparisons to the previous year and to the current Welsh averages.   The Committee were asked to note the attainment of Flintshire children and young people for the 2016-17 in Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 and the provisional data for Key Stages 4 and 5.

                        Councillor Ian Roberts paid tribute to the hard work of schools in achieving good and improved performance, above expected levels, in all indicators in the Foundation Phase and Key Stages 2 and 3. Flintshire’s provisional performance at Key Stages 4 and 5 was also noted,   He suggested that the Committee may wish to express its congratulations and thanks to schools for their hard work and achievements.

During discussion the Interim Senior Manager responded to the comments made around the difference in attainment in Welsh between boys and girls, and the change in ranking for Information Technology in 2017. 

RESOLVED

(a)       That the Committee notes the attainment of Flintshire children and young people for the year 2016-17 in Foundation Phase, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, and the provisional data for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5; and

(b)       That the Committee receive the validated attainment figures for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 at a future meeting.