Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1 - The Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday, 28 June 2018
Meeting time: 08.50 - 12.46
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4803
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Category |
Names |
Assembly Members: |
Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Michelle Brown AM Hefin David AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Darren Millar AM Julie Morgan AM Mark Reckless AM |
Witnesses: |
Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education Carla Lyne, Welsh Government Steve Vincent, Welsh Government |
Committee Staff: |
Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Joe Champion (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Researcher) |
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, there were no apologies.
2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary.
2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the following:
· A note on the business cases submitted by local authorities for the £16 million Revenue element of the funding to reduce infant class sizes and how these compared to the amounts allocated.
· A note on the breakdown of the allocation of the Capital element of the funding.
· A note on the terms and conditions of the Revenue and Capital elements of the funding to reduce infant class sizes.
· Figures on how many infant classes contain more than 25 pupils at present and how many will do so after the duration of the committed funding.
· A note on how many pupils will benefit from being in smaller classes as a result of the funding.
· To keep the Committee updated on the latest documents available on emerging curriculum content.
· To provide copies of the impact assessments that have been undertaken regarding decisions to change the way support for Minority Ethnic and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children is funded.
· A note on the positions of traveller education services across Wales.
3.1 The papers were noted.
4.1 The Motion was agreed.
5.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session. They agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for further information on some specific issues.
6.1 The Committee discussed the key issues. The draft report would be considered at the next meeting.
7.1 There wasn’t enough time to consider this item. Members agreed to put it on the agenda for next week’s meeting.