Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Meeting time: 09.33 - 12.28
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14849

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:	Lis Burnett, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Sharon Davies, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Gwyn Tudur, Association of Directors of Education in Wales David Hagendyk, Colegau Cymru Lisa Michelle Thomas, Colegau Cymru
Committee Staff:	Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser) Thomas Morris (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (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 9

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Education in Wales.

2.1 The WLGA agreed to provide information on which Local Authorities have carried out assessments regarding the impact of travel on learners' ability to access post-16 education and training.

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3 Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 10

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Colegau Cymru.

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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(xi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for item 1 at next week's meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.

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7 Discussion on issues facing the Higher Education Sector

7.1 The Committee discussed the issues facing the HE sector and agreed to invite the Vice Chancellor to come into Committee at an earlier date.

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8 Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Qualifications Wales Strategic Board - consideration of the approach

8.1 The Committee agreed its approach to the Pre-appointment hearing.

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