School Improvement
Welcome to The School Improvement Service section with
essential details on the services and contacts within the
Department.
Our Vision - 'Achievement for
All'
Everyone in the Vale of Glamorgan will have equal access to a
comprehensive range of high quality education, training and
learning opportunities, appropriate to their needs and
aspirations.
The Local Authority (LA), which is effectively the Council, has
a duty under the School Standards and Framework Act (1998) to raise
standards in schools. The School Improvement Service helps the LEA
to meet this and other statutory and regulatory responsibilities as
well as providing services to schools.
The School Improvement Service priorities are firmly based on
national and local needs. There are statutory requirements to
provide a strategic lead as an LA, ensure support for school
improvement, meet special educational needs and promote access and
social inclusion. These are delivered within the context of the
local needs of the Vale of Glamorgan which, in particular, focus on
the strategic objectives which are summarised as:
- improving learning opportunities for children and young
people
- improving schools
- widening opportunities for learning in the community
- ensuring effective forward planning, resource management and
service improvement processes.
Recent Estyn
Inspection Report