Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 March 2020

Meeting time: Times Not Specified
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5923

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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 Helen Mary Jones AM (In place of Siân Gwenllian AM)
Witnesses:	Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education Steve Davies, Welsh Government Rob Orford, Welsh Government Huw Morris, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Lisa Salkeld (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, Siân Gwenllian AM sent her apologies, Helen Mary Jones AM substituted.

1.2 Janet Finch-Saunders joined the meeting via video conference.

1.3 Under Standing Order 17.24A Lynne Neagle AM declared that her son was due to sit his A-level exams in the summer. Hefin David AM declared that he was a parent of a child with Additional Learning Needs.

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2 Covid 19: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

2.1 Members discuss covid-19 with the Minister.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide a note on the following:

How the AAT qualification would be assessed and;

An update on the process for pupils with Additional Learning Needs that are awaiting referrals.

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3 Education Otherwise Than At School - evidence session 7 - POSTPONED

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Covid-19 - consideration of the evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session with the Minister for Education.

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6 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - consideration of the next steps - POSTPONED

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7 Perinatal Mental Health - Follow-up: consideration of the draft letter - POSTPONED

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