Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:45 pm on 11 January 2017.
Well, Mike, it will be important to review the national model for regional working in light of any announcements that my Cabinet colleague, Mark Drakeford, will make with regard to local government reform. It will be important to look at the current status of the regional educational consortia and how best we can continue to deliver school improvement services, and whether there are actually other aspects of education that could be more effectively and strategically delivered by local authorities working together. As I said, I will be working very closely with my local government colleague as this Government takes forward its reform programme for local government to ensure that the role of educational consortia is closely aligned with that work.