Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 13 March 2025

Meeting time: 09.31 - 12.42
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14848

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Buffy Williams MS (Chair) Natasha Asghar MS Cefin Campbell MS Vaughan Gething MS Joel James MS Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Dona Lewis, National Centre for Learning Welsh Dr Ioan Matthews, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Gwenllian Owen, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Dr Gwennan Schiavone, Cymdeithas Ysgolion dros Addysg Gymraeg (CYDAG) Matthew McAvoy, CYDAG Faith O'Brian, Cambrian Training Jude Holloway, Educ8
Committee Staff:	Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Claire Thomas (Researcher) Lucy Morgan (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Researcher)

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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.

1.2 There were no apologies.

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2 Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 7

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the National Centre for Learning Welsh, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and CYDAG.

2.2 CYDAG agreed to provide a note on examples of good practice in Wales where schools and local colleges are collaborating effectively and also examples where there is more competition and ineffective collaboration. They also agreed to provide examples of inconsistencies around learner transport policies and how this affects learners.

2.3 The Committee agreed to send the unasked questions for a written response.

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3 Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 8

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Cambrian Training and Educ8 Training Group.

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4 Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 20 March

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Routes into post-16 education and training - briefing session

6.1 The Committee received a briefing from Dr Katy Huxley.

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7 Routes into post-16 education and training - consideration of the evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence it has heard in the previous sessions.

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8 Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

8.1 The Committee considered the LCM, a draft report would be considered at the meeting on 2 April.

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9 Business Committee review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes

9.1 The Committee considered a letter from the Business Committee.

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