Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.22 - 11.51

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2486

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones AM (Chair)

Angela Burns AM

Suzy Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Bethan Jenkins AM

Lynne Neagle AM

David Rees AM

Aled Roberts AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Lewis AM, The Minister for Education and Skills

Jo-Anne Daniels, Welsh Government

Emma Williams, Welsh Government

Dr Bret Pugh, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.  Apologies were received from Keith Davies, there was no substitute.

 

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2    Inquiry into Educational Outcomes for Children from Low Income Households - Evidence session

The Committee heard evidence from the Minister.  He agreed to provide the following:

 

A note on the vacancy rates in each regional consortia;

 

A breakdown of the School Challenge Cymru funding allocation between the regional consortia and schools.

 

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3    Consideration of the OECD review -  Improving School in Wales: an OECD Perspective

The Committee scrutinised the Minister on the review.  He agreed to provide a note on the following: 

 

A comparison of European Countries that have rapidly shifted to achieve the 500 score in each of the three domains of PISA.

 

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4    Papers to note

The papers were noted

 

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4.1  Letter from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty following the meeting on 23 October

 

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4.2  Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills following the meeting on 23 October

 

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4.3  Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - Inquiry into new psychoactive substances ("legal highs")

 

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4.4  Letter from the Health and Social Care Committee -  Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse in Wales

 

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4.5  Letter from the Chair of the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee -  Inquiry into Poverty

 

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4.6  Additional information from the Children's Commissioner following the meeting on 13 November

 

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5    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The motion was agreed.

 

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6    Qualifications Wales Bill - Approach to Stage 1

Subject to a few minor amendments the Committee agreed the approach to Stage 1.  A consultation would be launched next week.

 

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7    Committee Forward Work Programme - agree terms of reference for next inquiry

The Committee agreed the terms of reference for their next inquiry into supply teachers.  A consultation would be launched shortly.

 

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