Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

The Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report to consider progress with implementation of the Action Plan following the 2011 Estyn Inspection of Local Authority Education Services for Children and Young People (LAESCYP).  He stressed the importance of this item in light of the statement made by the Minister for Education and Skills on improving standards of education in Wales.

The Director of Lifelong Learning said that the recent Estyn visit to Flintshire had been positive and that the outcome would be reported to Cabinet and Overview & Scrutiny.  He summarised the evaluation of progress against the recommendations from the 2011 inspection.  The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment thanked the Director and his team for their efforts during the Estyn inspection.

The Cabinet Member for Social Services commented on the positive effect that the Families First project would have on pupils’ skills in relation to future entry into the Foundation Phase.

The Chief Executive explained Flintshire’s position in the categorisation of Estyn monitoring and the aspiration to progress to the ‘no supervision’ level.

RESOLVED:

That the progress with implementation of the Estyn Action Plan be noted.