Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 14 December 2023

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13571


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Heledd Fychan MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Witnesses:

Philip Baker, Qualification Wales

David Jones, Qualifications Wales

Mark Campion, Estyn

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Lucy Morgan (Researcher)

Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

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2       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 3, 7, 8 and 9 of this meeting

2.1 The motion was agreed.

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3       Implementation of education reforms - consideration of the next steps

3.1 The Committee considered the next steps and agreed that the next check-in would take place in the Spring/Summer term. This would include school visits and oral evidence sessions.

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4       Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022 - 2023

4.1 The Committee scrutinised Qualifications Wales on its annual report.

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5       Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from Estyn.

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6       Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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7       Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022 - 2023 - consideration of the evidence

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

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8       Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - consideration of the evidence

8.1The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

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9       Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness in Wales - consideration of the Committee's response

9.1 The Committee agreed the draft response.

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