Meetings
Inquiry into the Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
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Meeting: 27/06/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 5.)
Debate on the Children and Young People Committee's Inquiry into the Implementation of the Learning & Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
NDM5021 Christine
Chapman (Cynon Valley)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Children and Young People Committee
on the inquiry into the Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales)
Measure 2009, which was laid in the Table Office on 8 May 2012.
Note: The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 20 June 2012.
Supporting documents:
Decision:
The item started at 15.59.
NDM5021 Christine
Chapman (Cynon Valley)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Children and Young People Committee on the inquiry into the Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, which was laid in the Table Office on 8 May 2012.
Note: The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 20 June 2012.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 29/03/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Consideration of the final report
Minutes:
5.1 The Report was agreed.
Meeting: 22/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Consideration of draft recommendations
Minutes:
2.1 Members considered the draft recommendations for the inquiry into the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 and suggested a few amendments.
Meeting: 22/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 CYP(4)-06-12 (paper 3) - Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 01/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Additional information from Semta
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-04-12 (p7) - Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Additional information from Semta, item 6
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Meeting: 01/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Consideration of the key issues
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 16 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 Subject to a couple of suggestions, Members agreed the key issues that had come out of the inquiry into the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Meeting: 01/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Additional information from the Care Council for Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 01/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Additional information from ConstructionWales
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-04-12 (p8) - Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 - Additional information from Constructionskills, item 6
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Meeting: 26/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
Jeff Cuthbert, Deputy Minister for Skills
Chris Tweedale, Director, Schools
and Young People Group
Jo-Anne Daniels, Deputy Director, Curriculum Division
John Pugsley,Head of 14-19 Learning Pathways
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Action Points
· The Minister for Education and Skills agreed to provide examples of best practice where greater collaboration has resulted in financial savings.
· The Minister for Education and Skills agreed to provide a note on the laptop pilot scheme.
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The Chair agreed to write to the Minister for
Education and Skills with evidence of where schools are teaching modern foreign
languages outside of core schools hours.
Meeting: 26/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Information from Higher Education Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Additional information from Governors Wales' (identified in meeting on 7 December 2011)
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-02-12 Paper 4 - Additional information from Governors Wales', item 7
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Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Additional information from Colleges Wales (identified in meeting on 7 December 2011)
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Information from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Ceredigion County Council
Eifion Evans, Director of Education and Community Service
Arwyn Thomas, Assistant Director of Education and Community Service
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Sector Skills Councils
Sioned Williams – Care and Development
Gareth Williams – ConstructionSkills
Bill Peaper – Semta
Tony Leahy - Semta
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Action point:
Sioned Williams agreed to provide further information on why some local authorities are recruiting social workers from outside the United Kingdom when it appears that colleges in Wales are training adequate number of social workers.
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
8 Paper CYP(4)-01-12 Paper 2 - Correspondence from NTfW regarding the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, at the Committee meeting on 1 December
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-01-12 Paper 2 - Additional evidence from the National Training Federation Wales, item 8
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Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Llamau
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Urdd
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Discussion of evidence
Minutes:
7.1 Members discussed the evidence received during the inquiry into the implementation into the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
8 Paper CYP(4)-01-12 Paper 4 - Correspondence from UCU regarding the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, at the Committee meeting on 17 November
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
8 Paper CYP(4)-01-12 Paper 3 - Correspondence from Careers Wales regarding the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, at the Committee meeting on 1 December
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 12/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
8 Paper CYP(4)-01-12 Paper 1 - Correspondence from ATL Cymru regarding the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, at the Committee meeting on 17 November
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 07/12/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Governors Wales
Terry O’Marah - Chair, Governors Wales
Hugh Pattrick - Vice Chair, Governors Wales
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the
witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure
2009.
Action point:
Governors Wales to supply additional information on how Faith
schools are meeting the requirements for collaboration and partnership working
and on how many joint Governing Bodies have been established in Wales since the
introduction of the Measure.
Meeting: 07/12/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Colleges Wales/ColegauCymru
John Graystone, Chief Executive, ColegauCymru
Mark Jones, Principal, Bridgend College and Senior Vice-Chair, ColegauCymru
Ian Dickson, Vice Principal, Curriculum, Planning & Quality, Deeside College
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the
witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure
2009.
Action points:
Colleges Wales agreed to undertake a survey to ascertain how many networks prepare one prospectus for post 16 education and would also provide examples of how colleges are embracing digital teaching and new technology.
Meeting: 01/12/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
National Training
Federation Wales
Arwyn Watkins - Chair, National
Training Federation Wales
Rachel Searle - National Training Federation Wales
The Federation of
Small Businesses
Iestyn Davies – Federation of Small Businesses
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-11-11 Paper 2 - Evidence from NTFW, item 3
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- CYP(4)-11-11 Paper 3 - Evidence from FSB, item 3
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Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Action point:
· The NTfW agreed to provide further information on how often their members are invited to join 14-19 Network planning committees and actively participate in planning 14-19 provision for the Network area.
Meeting: 01/12/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Careers Wales
Joyce M’Caw – Chief Executive, Careers Wales North East Wales
Steve Hole – Senior Manager, Careers Wales, Mid Glamorgan & Powys
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Action points:
· Careers Wales agreed to check whether dual stream schools were facing difficulties offering and delivering the full range of options.
· Careers Wales agreed to supply figures of ‘employers into classroom sessions’ on an all Wales basis and also to provide some examples of common prospectuses.
· Careers Wales agreed to supply information on the work being undertaken by Warwick University to update the Careers Wales web pages with information on the labour market.
Meeting: 23/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Estyn
Ann Keane - Chief
Inspector of Education and Training in Wales
Meilyr Rowlands – Strategic Director
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Meeting: 23/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Welsh Local
Government Association
Association of
Directors of Education
Dr Chris Llewelyn – Director of Lifelong Learning, Leisure and
Information (WLGA)
Karl Napieralla – Director of Education Neath Port Talbot (ADEW)
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Action Points
· Karl Napieralla agreed to provide a note on how Neath Port Talbot LEA has arranged joint collaborative working
· The WLGA agreed to provide information on how all the LEAs across Wales have addressed the collaboration issue, particularly how schools and colleges are working together effectively.
· The WLGA agreed to ask all LEAs to provide more detail on issues regarding travel and transportation in order to get clarity and a clearer picture on a national level.
Meeting: 17/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
University and
College Union (UCU)
Lleu Williams - Political Liaison Officer, UCU Wales
Ian Bosworth - FE lecturer and Chair of Further Education Sector Committee, UCU Wales
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
3.2 UCU agreed to write to the Chair regarding child protection issues in FE Institutions.
Meeting: 17/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Association of
Teachers and Lecturers (ATL Cymru)
Dr Philip Dixon - Director of ATL Cymru
Simon Bracken - Head of Faculty Creative and Digital Technologies at Cardiff and Vale College
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (UCAC)
Elaine Edwards - General Secretary, UCAC
Rebecca Williams - Policy Officer, UCAC
NASUWT Cymru
Rex Phillips - Wales Organiser, NASUWT
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-09-11 Paper 1 - Evidence from ATL, item 2
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- CYP(4)-09-11 Paper 2 - Evidence from UCAC, item 2
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- CYP(4)-09-11 Paper 3 - Evidence from NASUWT, item 2
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Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.
Meeting: 09/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Association of School
and College Leaders (ASCL Cymru)
Nigel Stacey, Headteacher, Dwr-y-Felin School, Neath
Phil Whitcombe, Headteacher,
Bryn Hafren School, Vale of Glamorgan
Dorian Williams, Headteacher, Ysgol Bro Myrddin, Carmarthen
Association
for all School Leaders (NAHT) Cymru
Frank Ciccotti, Head of Pembroke School
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-08-11 Paper 2 - Evidence from the Association of School and College Leaders [ASCL Cymru], item 3
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- CYP(4)-08-11 Paper 3 - Evidence from NAHT Cymru, item 3
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Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the
witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure
2009.
Meeting: 09/11/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Evidence Session
Wales 14 – 19 Network
John Fabes, 14-19 Network Co-ordinator Cardiff
Kath Durbin, 14-19 Network Co-ordinator Bridgend
John Gambles, 14-19 Network Co-ordinator Denbighshire
Matt Morden, 14-19 Network Co-ordinator Carmarthenshire
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on the implementation of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009.