Meetings

School improvement and learner attainment

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3.2)

3.2 School improvement and learner attainment

Supporting documents:

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, item 3.2 PDF 234 KB

Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 6.)

School improvement and learner attainment - briefing from CAL:ON Cymru

Supporting documents:

Restricted enclosure 5 , View reasons restricted (6./1)

Meeting: 28/01/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 School improvement and learner attainment

Supporting documents:

Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from Elizabeth Nonweiler, item 3 PDF 220 KB

Meeting: 28/01/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 School improvement and learner attainment

Supporting documents:

Letter to Elizabeth Nonweiler from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, item 3 PDF 108 KB

Meeting: 15/01/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 7)

School improvement and learner attainment - consideration of correspondence

Supporting documents:

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered a piece of correspondence in relation to the work its carrying out on school improvement and learner attainment.

Meeting: 17/12/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 School improvement and learner attainment

Supporting documents:

Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education, item 3 PDF 261 KB

Meeting: 06/11/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 2)

2 School improvement and learner attainment - evidence session

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Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education

Georgina Haarhoff, Director of Education, Welsh Government

Nic Edwards, Deputy Director, Equity in Education Division, Welsh Government

Alun Jones, Head of Education Improvement Team, Welsh Government

Sarah Angel, Head of School and Learner Information Policy, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

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Evidence Paper - Welsh Government, item 2 PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary.

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the following information:

- the roles and responsibilities of Dysgu and its collaboration with local authorities;

- a note on the 'Beyond eFSM' project;

- information on the work being carried out to tackle the attainment gap;

- when available to share with the Committee the recommendations of the Welsh Government’s expert panel of literacy.

Meeting: 06/11/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 5)

School improvement and learner attainment - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

5.2 Members agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary to highlight the issues raised during this piece of work.

Meeting: 25/09/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 1)

School improvement and learner attainment - Stakeholder Discussion [invitee only]

Supporting documents:

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Minutes:

1.1 The Committee discussed school improvement and learner attainment with stakeholders.

Meeting: 25/09/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 2)

School improvement and learner attainment - consideration of the evidence from the Stakeholder discussion

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee discussed the issues raised during the event.