Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 1&2 Senedd and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Meeting time: Times Not Specified
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13447

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Georgina Haarhoff, Welsh Government

Hannah Wharf, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Catherine McKeag (Official)

Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Implementation of education reforms - update on engagement activities

1.1 Members received a presentation on the finding from the engagement activities undertaken ahead of the scrutiny session.

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2       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

2.2 There were no apologies.

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3       Implementation of education reforms - Ministerial scrutiny session

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Implementation of education reforms - consideration of the evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

5.2 It agreed to write to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language with some follow points and to the WLGA for some further information on a specific point.

5.3 It also agreed that some further scoping work would be undertaken on some wider points raised during the session.

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6       Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - consideration of the draft report

6.1 Members considered the draft report and made final amendments. Subject to those amendments being agreed electronically outside of Committee, the Committee agreed the draft report.

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