Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.09
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5919

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Hefin David AM Suzy Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Siân Gwenllian AM
Witnesses:	Debbie Harteveld, South East Wales Education Achievement Service (EAS) Will McLean, Monmouthshire County Council Louise Blatchford, Central South Consortium Joint Education Service Sue Walker, Merthyr Tydfil County Council Andi Morgan, Education through Regional Working (ERW) Arwyn Thomas, Regional School Effectiveness & Improvement Service for North Wales (GwE)
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Phil Boshier (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, there were no apologies.

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2 School improvement and raising standards - evidence session with Regional Education Consortia

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from CSC and EAS Regional Consortia.

2.2 Due to time constraints, it was agreed that the questions unasked would be sent to the Consortia for a written response.

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3 School improvement and raising standards - evidence session with Regional Education Consortia

3.1 Apologies were received from Ian Roberts, lead Director – GwE and Kate Evan-Hughes, Lead Director - ERW

3.2 The Committee heard evidence from GwE and ERW Regional Consortia.

3.3 ERW agreed to provide a breakdown by local authority of the £250,000 they are receiving in 2019-20 from their local authorities.

3.4 Due to time constraints, it was agree that the questions unasked would be sent to the Consortia for a written response.

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4 Papers to note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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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 School improvement and raising standards - consideration of the evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the evidence sessions.

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7 Consideration of the letter from the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform - potential implications for Assembly committees

7.1 The Committee considered the letter and agreed that a draft response would be circulated for Members’ agreement.

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