Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Meeting time: 10.10 - 12.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4536

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Michelle Brown AM Hefin David AM John Griffiths AM (Temporary Chair) Llyr Gruffydd AM Darren Millar AM Julie Morgan AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Simon Brown, Strategic Director, Estyn Claire Morgan, Estyn Meilyr Rowlands, Estyn
Committee Staff:	Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Hughes (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Under Standing Order 17.22 John Griffiths was elected as temporary Chair.

1.2 The Chair welcomed the Committee. Apologies were received from Lynne Neagle, there was no substitute.

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2 Inquiry into Targeted Funding to improve Educational Outcomes - Evidence session 8

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Estyn. They agreed to provide information on the following:

· A note on examples of schools that have made considerable progress in narrowing the attainment gap between eFSM and non FSM pupils, and an explanation of what you would regard as making considerable progress in narrowing the gap.

· A note on examples of effective uses of the PDG on looked after children or adopted children, and also on any ineffective uses.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write with the questions that were unasked due to time constraints.

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3 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2016 - 2017

3.1 The Committee scrutinised Esytn on their annual report.

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 The paper was noted.</AI4><AI5>

Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on the Welsh Government Hwb Programme

5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting.

5.1 The Motion was agreed.

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6 Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Consideration of the evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session.

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7 Estyn Annual Report - Consideration of the scrutiny session

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session.

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8 Consideration of correspondence with WJEC - Availability of text books

8.1 The Committee considered the correspondence. Members agreed to take further evidence.

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