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Donaldson Review and Curriculum Reform

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Meeting: 07/07/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Welsh Government technical briefing on forthcoming legislation

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5.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill from Welsh Government officials.

Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Minister for Education regarding the Plenary debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee's report on School Funding

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Meeting: 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Curriculum reform - session on the Successful futures for all: Explorations of curriculum reform (Final Report)

Dr Nigel Newton, Research Associate, WISERD - Cardiff University

 

The report is due to be published on Friday 8 November and is expected to be available here: https://wiserd.ac.uk/publications/successful-futures-all-explorations-curriculum-reform

 

 

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2.1 The Committee received a briefing from Dr Nigel Newton.

2.2 Dr Newton agreed to provide the Committee with the IWA report – Common Purposes - The implications of curriculum reform in Wales for further education, higher education, skills and business

Meeting: 06/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Additional information from the Minister for Education regarding curriculum reform following the evidence session on 18 September

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Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Welsh Government's progress in developing the new Curriculum for Wales - consideration of the evidence

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

Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government's progress in developing the new Curriculum for Wales - Evidence session

Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education

Steve Davies, Director, Education

Claire Bennett, Deputy Director Curriculum and Assessment

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2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Education on the latest developments with the new Curriculum for Wales.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide a list of the 16 Innovation Schools.

Meeting: 10/07/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

Curriculum reform - feedback from Members on rapporteur visits

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4.1 Members commented on visits that they had undertaken in their constituencies with a view to informing a session with the Minister for Education scheduled for 18th September.

Meeting: 02/05/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from the British Heart Foundation - Concerns about the new curriculum

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Meeting: 03/04/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Welsh language and Communications Committee - Teaching of Welsh history and culture in schools

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Meeting: 03/04/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Education - Developing the new curriculum for Wales

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Meeting: 14/03/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from Qualifications Wales to the Minister for Education - Qualifications for the new curriculum

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Meeting: 14/03/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Education - Developing the new Curriculum for Wales

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Meeting: 21/02/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Minister for Education - Additional information following the meeting on 10 January

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Meeting: 21/02/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the WLGA - Progress on Developing the New Curriculum for Wales

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Meeting: 21/02/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from ADEW - Progress on Developing the New Curriculum for Wales

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Meeting: 30/01/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Education in Wales - follow-up from the scrutiny session with the Minister for Education on 10 January

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Meeting: 10/01/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government's progress in developing the new Curriculum for Wales - Evidence session

Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education

Steve Davies, Director, Education Directorate

Claire Rowlands, Deputy Director Curriculum

 

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide further details on ADEW’s representation at relevant change board meetings.

 

Meeting: 22/11/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Chair to the History of Wales Campaign - Teaching the History of Wales within the new Curriculum

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Meeting: 14/11/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the History of Wales Campaign - Welsh history in schools

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Meeting: 12/07/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Update on the development of the new curriculum

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Meeting: 28/06/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - 'Education in Wales: Our national mission' Action Plan

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Meeting: 07/02/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Education - Details of the key checkpoint dates ahead of the release of the new curriculum in April 2019

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Meeting: 06/12/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Scrutiny session on the development of the new curriculum - Consideration of the evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 06/12/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny session on the development of the new curriculum

Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education

Professor Graham Donaldson, Chair of the Independent Advisory Group

Steve Davies, Director – Education – Welsh Government

Claire Rowlands, Deputy Director - Curriculum – Welsh Government

 

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3.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary and Professor Donaldson on the development of the new curriculum.

3.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide a note on the check point dates for the implementation of the new curriculum.

Meeting: 04/10/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - The Government's new action plan: Education in Wales: Our National Mission.

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Meeting: 05/04/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-Being & Sport - Development of the new curriculum

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Meeting: 02/03/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Donaldson Review

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Meeting: 12/01/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The implementation of the Review Successful Futures: Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales - evidence session 5

Welsh Government

 

Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education

Steve Davies, Director, Education Directorate

Karen Cornish, Head of Curriculum Implementation

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The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Meeting: 24/11/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 The implementation of the Review Successful Futures: Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales - evidence session 4

Alan Edwards, Head of Teaching and Learning – Education through Regional Working

Steven Richards-Downes, Senior Strategic Adviser – Central South Consortium Joint Education Service

Rhys Howard Hughes, Assistant Director (Support and Brokerage) – GWE

Dr Kevin Palmer, Assistant Director, Brokerage, Intervention and Support - Education Achievement Service for South East Wales

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The Committee heard evidence from the Regional Consortia on the implementation of the Review.

Meeting: 24/11/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The implementation of the Review Successful Futures: Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales - evidence session 3

Barbara Lund, Field Officer - ASCL Cymru

Mair Herbert from Ysgol Bryn Elian, Conwy

Rob Williams, Policy Director - NAHT Cymru

Huw Jones, Headteacher – Albert Primary School, Penarth

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The Committee heard evidence from ASCL and NAHT on the implementation of the review.

Meeting: 16/11/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

The implementation of the Review Successful Futures: Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales - evidence session 2

Pioneer Schools

 

Luke Mansfield, St Julian’s Primary School, Newport

Dilwyn Jones, Ysgol Bryn Gwalia

Eirian Davies, Ysgol Y Strade

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the implementation of the review with representatives from pioneer schools. Dilwyn Jones from Ysgol Bryn Gwalia sent his apologies.

Meeting: 16/11/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 The implementation of the Review Successful Futures: Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales - evidence session 1

Professor Graham Donaldson

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The Committee discussed the implementation of the review with Professor Donaldson.

 

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