Agenda - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 1 Senedd and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 15 January 2026

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 Annual Scrutiny of Medr

09.30 - 11.00 (Pages 1 - 18)

James Owen, Chief Executive, Medr

Giles Cutler, Chief Financial Officer, Medr
Medr Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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3 Papers to note

11.00

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3.1 Information from Stakeholders

(Page 19)

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

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3.2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 20 - 24)

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

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3.3 Information from Stakeholders

(Pages 25 - 26)

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

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3.4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

(Pages 27 - 28)

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

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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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5 Annual Scrutiny of Medr - consideration of the evidence

11.00 - 11.10

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Break

11.10 - 11.20

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6 Teacher recruitment and retention - consideration of the draft report

11.20 - 12.20 (Pages 29 - 191)

Attached Documents:
Draft report

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7 School improvement and learner attainment - consideration of correspondence

12.20 - 12.30 (Pages 192 - 194)

Attached Documents:
Private paper

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8 Forward work programme - discussion on the Welsh Government scrutiny sessions

12.30 - 12.40

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