Agenda - Children, Young People and Education Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom \

Meeting date: 5 July 2023

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddChildren@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Papers to note

(09.15)                                                                                                             

 

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2.1   Forward work programme

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence regarding Elective Home Education – CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 1

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2.2   Implementation of Education reforms

                                                                                                     (Pages 3 - 4)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 2

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2.3   Pre- appointment hearing of the Chief Executive for the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

                                                                                                     (Pages 5 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Response from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to the Committee’s report - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 3

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2.4   Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?

                                                                                                   (Pages 7 - 12)

Attached Documents:
Joint paper from the Welsh Language Commissioner and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 4

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2.5   Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?

                                                                                                 (Pages 13 - 18)

Attached Documents:
Additional information from the Equality and Human Rights Commission – CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 5

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2.6   Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022

                                                                                                 (Pages 19 - 24)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language - CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 6

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2.7   General scrutiny of the Minister for Health and Social Services

                                                                                                 (Pages 25 - 27)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee – CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 7

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2.8   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

                                                                                                 (Pages 28 - 30)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government - CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 8

 

 

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2.9   Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform

                                                                                                 (Pages 31 - 32)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Services - CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 9

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2.10 Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 34)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young people and Education Committee to the Welsh Language Commissioner – CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 10

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2.11 Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?

                                                                                                 (Pages 35 - 36)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Future Generation’s Commissioner for Wales - CYPE(6)-20-23 – Paper to note 11

 

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2.12 Information from Stakeholders

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 40)

Attached Documents:
Information from Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team Wales - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 12

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2.13 Implementation of education reforms

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 42)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chief Executive of Qualifications Wales - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 13

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2.14 Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform

                                                                                                 (Pages 43 - 44)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Llywydd from the Chair of the Children, Younge People and Education Committee and the Chair of the Petitions Committee - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 14

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2.15 General scrutiny of the Minister for Education and Welsh Language

                                                                                                 (Pages 45 - 46)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, CECA - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Paper to note 15

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 - 7, Item 9 of this meeting

(09.15)                                                                                                             

 

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4       Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme

(09.15 - 10.15)                                                                         (Pages 47 - 71)

Attached Documents:
Covering Paper - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Private paper 1
Scoping paper - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Private paper 2

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5       Consideration of the approach to the Committee's strategic planning session

(10.15 - 10.30)                                                                         (Pages 72 - 74)

Attached Documents:
Strategic Planning Paper - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Private paper 3

 



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6       Implementation of education reforms - consideration of the outcome of the summer 2023 check-in

(10.30 - 10.40)                                                                         (Pages 75 - 81)

Attached Documents:
Draft letter - CYPE(6)-20-23 - Private paper 4

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7       Update on Committee activities

(10.40 - 10.50)                                                                                                

 

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Break

(10.50 - 11.00)

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8       Joint Ministerial scrutiny session on post 16 education and skills

(11.00 - 12.25)                                                                         (Pages 82 - 93)

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

Jo Salway, Director for Social Partnership, Employability & Fair Work, Welsh Government

James Owen, Director, Commission for Tertiary Education & Research, Welsh Government

Abigail Philips, Head of Innovation, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
Research Brief

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9       Joint Ministerial scrutiny session - consideration of the evidence

(12.25 - 12.30)                                                                                                

 

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