Agenda - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 17 December 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 Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2024 - 2025

09.30 - 11.00 (Pages 1 - 19)

Paul Bevan, Chair, Qualifications Wales

Philip Blaker, Chief Executive, Qualifications Wales [Via Zoom]

Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2024 – 2025

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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3 Papers to note

11.00

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3.1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 20 - 21)

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

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3.2 Information from Stakeholders

(Page 22)

Attached Documents:
Information from Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales

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3.3 School improvement and learner attainment

(Pages 23 - 29)

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

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3.4 Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners

(Pages 30 - 51)

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

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3.5 Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform

(Pages 52 - 99)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee from the Minister for Children and Social Care

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3.6 Implementation of education reforms

(Pages 100 - 102)

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

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3.7 Implementation of education reforms

(Pages 103 - 104)

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

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3.8 Implementation of education reforms

(Pages 105 - 106)

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

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3.9 Information from Stakeholders

(Pages 107 - 108)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee

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3.10 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 109 - 110)

Attached Documents:
Information from the Taith Programme

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3.11 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 111 - 115)

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

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3.12 Information from Stakeholders

(Page 116)

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

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3.13 Forward work programme

(Pages 117 - 127)

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

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3.14 Forward work programme

(Pages 128 - 133)

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

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3.15 Forward work programme

(Page 134)

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

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3.16 Forward work programme

(Pages 135 - 136)

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

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3.17 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 137 - 138)

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

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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 - 12.30

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5 Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2024 - 2025 - consideration of the evidence

11.00 - 11.15

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Break

11.15 - 11.20

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6 Teacher recruitment and retention - consideration of the draft report

11.20 - 12.30 (Pages 139 - 289)

Attached Documents:
Draft Report

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