Merthyr RARS Strategy
The strategy sets out the key outcomes, activities and behaviours that the council will pursue in support of our corporate priorities and a culture of continuous improvement. In support of the Council’s Focus on the Future Plan 2017-2022, the Raising Aspirations Raising Standards Strategy (RARS) will directly influence and impact on one of the Council’s priorities of improving attainment. It aims to ensure that children and young people are well placed to move into adult life and employment or further/higher education. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council aims for effective learning and teaching throughout each young person’s school experience to enable them to maximise their potential.
Within this strategy, the overarching themes are to raise the aspirations of all our children and young people, and to enable them to attain the highest possible outcomes. We also aim to ensure equity through closing the gap in education outcomes between children from the most and least deprived backgrounds. We believe this will contribute to social and economic prosperity within Merthyr Tydfil.