Agenda - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 2 Senedd and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 26 September 2024

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddChildren@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(09.10 - 09.15)

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Public meeting

(09.15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)

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2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 3 and 9 of today's meeting

(09.15)

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Private meeting

(09.15)

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3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - consideration of the scope and approach

(09.15 - 09.30) (Pages 1 - 6)

Attached Documents:
Private papers - Scope and approach

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Public meeting

(09.30)

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4 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

(09.30 - 10.30) (Pages 7 - 40)

Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner

Attached Documents:
Research Brief
Paper 1 Welsh Language Commissioner

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Break

(10.30 - 10.45)

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5 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3

(10.45 - 11.45) (Pages 41 - 46)

Professor Enlli Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangor University [Via Zoom]

Professor Gwenno Ffrancon, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Welsh Language, Heritage and Culture and Director Academi Hywel Teifi, Swansea University [Via zoom]

Attached Documents:
Paper 2 Professor Enlli Thomas FHEA, FLSW, Bangor University  (Translation)

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6 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4

(11.50 - 12.50) (Pages 47 - 70)

Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, Chief Executive, Mudiad Meithrin

Angharad Morgan, Policy Manager, Mudiad Meithrin

Dr Gwennan Schiavone, Chief Executive Officer, CYDAG

Attached Documents:
Paper 3 Mudiad Meithrin (Translation)

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Lunch Break

(12.50 - 13.30)

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7 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5

(13.30 - 14.30) (Pages 71 - 96)

Toni Schiavone, Chair, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Education Group

Osian Rhys, Member, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Education Group

Heini Gruffudd, Chair, Dyfodol i’r Iaith

Myfanwy Jones, Director, Mentrau Iaith Cymru

Attached Documents:
Paper 4 WLE 6 Cymdeithas yr Iaith (Translation)
Paper 5 Dyfodol i'r Iaith (Translation)
Paper 6 Mentrau Iaith Cymru (Translation)

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8 Papers to note

(14.30)

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8.1 Implementation of education reforms

(Pages 97 - 109)

Attached Documents:
Welsh Government response to the Committee’s interim report on the Implementation of Education Reforms

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8.2 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill

(Page 110)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Llywydd

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Private meeting

(14.30)

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9 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - consideration of the evidence

(14.30 - 14.45)

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