Eitem Agenda

Mae’r adroddiad yn rhoi briff i’r Pwyllgor ar gyfraniad y Consortiwm at godi safonau yn ysgolion Caerdydd.

(a)  Bydd Mike Glavin (Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr, Consortiwm Canolbarth y De) a swyddogion y Consortiwm yn y cyfarfod i gyflwyno’r adroddiad ac ateb unrhyw gwestiynau sydd gan Aelodau;

(b)  Bydd y Cynghorydd Sarah Merry (Aelod Cabinet dros Addysg, Cyflogaeth a Sgiliau) a Nick Batchelar (Cyfarwyddwr Addysg a Dysgu Gydol Oes) hefyd yno i ateb unrhyw gwestiynau sydd gan Aelodau ar waith y Consortiwm;

(c)  Cwestiynau gan Aelodau’r Pwyllgor;

(d)  Ystyrir camau i’w cymryd ar gyfer yr eitem hon ar ddiwedd y cyfarfod.

The Chair welcomed Mike Glavin (Managing Director, Central South Consortium), Stuart Sherman and Kate Rowlands (Senior Challenge Advisors), Councillor Sarah Merry (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills) and Nick Batchelar (Direction of Education and Lifelong Learning) to the meeting. 

Mike Galvin and Stuart Sherman presented the report and outlined the following information to Members:

• The 5 priorities contained in the consortium business plan for April 2017 – March 2018
• Performance across the Central South region in 2017;
• Performance in Cardiff Council Schools
• Challenge and support provided by the Consortium on behalf of Cardiff Council.  Updated figures were provided to Members:
  • There were 67 schools requiring green support and 54 requiring yellow support; and
  • The number of schools requiring a ‘red’ level support has fallen to 3 and now only 8 schools require an amber level of support.
• Additional support requested through the Local Authority Annex

The Chairperson invited the Cabinet Member to make a statement in which welcomed the content of the report and in particular the agreement of the Consortium in relation to improvements that have been made.

Members were invited to comment, seek clarification, or raise questions on the information received.  Those discussions are summarised as follows:

• Members sought clarification as to how the consortium will ensure the consistency with Challenger Advisors and were advised that initially there had only been limited input from the Consortium, however there are now regularly network meetings, certainly with the pioneer schools; unfortunately there is no funding available for non-pioneer schools. 

• Members asked whether there had been a decrease in the number of vacancies for Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher positions and were advised that although precise information could not be given at the time, there was still an issue with recruiting the right calibre of staff in all areas.

AGREED:  That the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the Way Forward.