Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Eastwood introduced the report and explained that the Education and Youth Portfolio undertook a rigorous annual self-evaluation of its performance and services to provide assurance to the Council on the quality of education services in Flintshire.

The report identified strengths and areas for further improvement and those areas for improvement were then reflected in the Council Improvement Plan and the Portfolio’s own Business Plan.

With the resumption of all inspection activity by Estyn from April 2022 onwards, the Portfolio’s evaluation report this year reported against the Estyn framework for Local Government Education Services. The report was structured to provide assurance to the Council across the three inspection areas of:

• Outcomes
• Quality of Education Services (including Youth Services)
• Leadership and Management

Each inspection area was evaluated in detail for the period 2022-2023 and concluded with a summary of further areas identified for improvement to ensure the continued provision of quality education services to the residents of Flintshire. The report also contained a summary of progress against the four recommendations from the Estyn inspection of Flintshire’s Education Services in 2019.

The overall conclusion of the self-evaluation report was that education services in Flintshire were strong, effectively supported children and young people and provided good value for money.

The report had been submitted to Education, Youth and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee the previous week where it was welcomed and supported.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the outcome of the Education Portfolio’s annual self-evaluation report on the quality of education services for the period 2022-23 be received; and

(b)       That any observations be provided to the Portfolio Team.