To consider a
report on the above (attached)
Minutes:
Submitted - the report of the GwE Core Leaders detailing how the regional consortium, in
partnership with Local Authorities, had developed and adapted to support
schools during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The members received a detailed slides
presentation from GwE officers. They provided details on:-
·
The content of the main report
·
Their work to support the Welsh language
·
The resources on GwE's
Support Centre
·
Learning resources and remote teaching
·
Digital learning
·
Blended learning
·
Accelerated Learning
·
School to School resources library
·
Professional learning opportunities
·
What had happened in terms of the local primary,
secondary and specialist sectors
·
The next steps
The Chair thanked everyone for the
comprehensive report, which presented a lot of information about GwE's work to support the schools that had had to adapt
fully during the last year.
Members were given an opportunity to ask
questions and make observations. During
the discussion, the following observations were noted:
·
It was noted that the report had provided a clear picture
to members on GwE's recent work of supporting
schools, and it was recommended that the report should be forwarded to all
Council members.
In response to questions from members, it
was noted:-
·
It was accepted that there were supporting and
monitoring aspects to GwE's work. Discussions had been held with the headteachers in terms of their provision, but obviously it
had been a greater challenge to evaluate the quality of what had been
happening, because of the circumstances.
The work programme for the next two terms would address this, and it was
hoped that this could be done jointly with the schools, to assess the quality
of the provision and provide them with tailored support. This had been agreed jointly between the six
directors in north Wales in terms of the way forward.
·
It was agreed that the situation was very frustrating
for some parents, especially if they were not involved in education. There had
been especially outstanding examples of the guidelines provided to parents by
schools and GwE had also sought to support this by
formulating provision and general guidelines for the schools to use and adapt
as they wished.
Supporting documents: