Concise Minutes - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15917

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Natasha Asghar MS Cefin Campbell MS Vaughan Gething MS (Temporary Chair) Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Owen Evans, Estyn Liz Miles, Estyn Claire Morgan, Estyn Jassa Scott, Estyn
Committee Staff:	Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Leah Whitty (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Nyle Bevan-Clark (Researcher) Lucy Yarham (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Buffy Williams MS sent her apologies. Under Standing Order 17.22, Vaughan Gething MS was elected as Temporary Chair.

1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.3 Apologies were received from Buffy Williams MS and Russell George MS there were no substitutes.

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2 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2024 - 2025

2.1 The Committee scrutinised Estyn on its Annual Report.

2.2 Estyn agreed to provide the timescale on the publication of the thematic report on the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

2.3 Estyn agreed to provide a written response to any unanswered questions.

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3 Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.</AI3>

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2024 - 2025 - consideration of the evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

5.2 The Committee agreed to wite to Estyn to follow up on some issues raised during the session.

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6 Consideration of the Committee's Legacy report

6.1 The Committee considered the draft report. An updated version would be considered at the meeting next week.

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