Agenda

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In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv.

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Private pre-meeting

(08.45 - 09.15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)

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2 Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4 with representatives from the Inspectorate and Regulator

(09.15 - 10.15) (Pages 1 - 35)

Philip Blaker, Chief Executive – Qualifications Wales

Emyr George, Director for Policy and Reform – Qualifications Wales

Meilyr Rowlands, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector – Estyn

Claire Morgan, Strategic Director – Estyn

Attached Documents:
Research Brief
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 1 - Qualifications Wales
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 2 - Estyn

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 4

(10.15)

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Break

10.15 - 10.25

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4 Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(10.25 - 10.45)

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5 Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill - evidence session 5 with representatives from the early years sector

(10.45 - 11.45) (Pages 36 - 61)

Dave Goodger, Chief Executive Officer – Early Years Wales

Claire Protheroe, National Manager for Wales – Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years Cymru (PACEY Cymru)

Sarah Coates, Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager (Wales) – National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA Cymru)

Eleri Griffiths, Policy Manager - Mudiad Meithrin

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 3 - Early Years Wales
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 4 - Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 5 - Mudiad Meithrin (Welsh Only)
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper 5 - Mudiad Meithrin (translation: internal use only)

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6 Papers to note

(11.45 - 11.50)

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6.1 Additional information from NUS Cymru following the Committee meeting on 23 June

(Pages 62 - 63)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 1

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6.2 Additional information from UNISON following the Committee meeting on 23 June

(Pages 64 - 67)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 2

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6.3 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education regarding the Bill’s provisions as they relate to Religion, Values and Ethics (“RVE”) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (“RSE”)

(Pages 68 - 69)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 3

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6.4 Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the Bill’s provisions as they relate to Religion, Values and Ethics (“RVE”) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (“RSE”)

(Pages 70 - 80)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 4

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6.5 Letter from the Finance Committee to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2021-22

(Pages 81 - 83)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 5

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6.6 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education regarding the Debate of Estyn’s 2018-19 Annual Report

(Page 84)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 6

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6.7 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales regarding Covid-19: CAMHS in-patient units

(Pages 85 - 86)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 7

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6.8 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education regarding financial implications for the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill

(Page 87)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 8

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6.9 Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding financial implications for the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill

(Page 88)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 9

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6.10 Letter from the Petitions Committee to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding Petition P-05-972 to provide a minimum of 4 hours a day of live teaching during COVID closures for all school children

(Pages 89 - 91)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 10

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6.11 Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee updating the Committee on action points following the Committee meeting on 7 July

(Pages 92 - 93)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 11

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6.12 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education following the meeting on 7 July regarding the impact of Covid-19 on children and young people, including students in further and higher education

(Pages 94 - 100)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 12

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6.13 Letter from Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee following the Committee meeting on 7 July regarding the impact of Covid-19 on children and young people, including students in further and higher education

(Pages 101 - 112)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 13

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6.14 Letter from the Welsh Government to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee following the meeting on 9 June regarding the provision of services to support the physical and mental health of children and young people given the impacts of COVID-19

(Pages 113 - 124)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 14

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6.15 Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Welsh medium mental health provision for children and young people

(Pages 125 - 126)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 15

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6.16 Note from Welsh Government officials regarding the functions of the Governing Body in respect of the curriculum as conferred by the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill

(Pages 127 - 130)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 16

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6.17 Letter from Children's Commissioner for Wales to the Minister for Education regarding summer examinations

(Pages 131 - 134)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 17

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6.18 Letter from the Minister for Education to Suzy Davies MS regarding the role of the RSE Working Group

(Pages 135 - 136)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 18

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6.19 Letter from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the follow up work that the Committee has been undertaking on its inquiry into perinatal mental health in Wales

(Pages 137 - 139)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 19

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6.20 Letter from Universities Wales to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the Committee's work on COVID 19

(Page 140)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 20

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6.21 Report commissioned by the Children, Young People and Education Committee under Senedd Research's COVID-19 Expert Register regarding Remote Teaching and Covid-19 Approaches to School Education, Sofya Lyakhova, Swansea University

(Pages 141 - 170)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 21

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6.22 Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding reforms to transform the existing Special Educational Needs (SEN) system into the new Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system

(Pages 171 - 172)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 22

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6.23 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education following the meeting on 18 August regarding the awarding of 2020 examination results

(Pages 173 - 176)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 23

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6.24 Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee following the meeting on 18 August regarding the awarding of 2020 examination results

(Pages 177 - 188)

Attached Documents:
CYPE(5)-20-20 - Paper to note 24

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

(11.50)

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8 Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill: Consideration of the evidence

(11.50 - 12.00)

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