Agenda - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 2 Senedd and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 12 June 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddChildren@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

09.15 - 09.30

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Public meeting

09.30 - 11.00

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Issues facing the Higher Education Sector - evidence session

09.30 - 11.00 (Pages 1 - 37)

Professor Wendy Larner, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University

Patrick Younge, Chair of Council, Cardiff University

Attached Documents:
Research brief
Paper - Cardiff University

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3 Papers to note

11.00

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3.1 Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

(Pages 38 - 39)

Attached Documents:
Information from Individual

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3.2 Issues facing the Higher Education Sector

(Page 40)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Convener of the Education, Children and Young People Committee at the Scottish Parliament

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

11.00

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Private meeting

11.00 - 12.40

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Break

11.00 - 11.15

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5 Issues facing the Higher Education Sector - consideration of the evidence

11.15 - 11.45

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

(11.45 - 12.30) (Pages 41 - 95)

Attached Documents:
Key issues discussion paper
Research brief - Numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)
Research brief - Regional Skills Partnerships (RSPs)
Research brief - 14 to 16 learner entitlement

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7 Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

12.30 - 12.40 (Pages 96 - 101)

Attached Documents:
Legal Advice Note

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