Meetings
Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills
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Meeting: 13/05/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
5 STEM update
Supporting documents:
- EBC(4)-12-15 (p.4) Letter from Julie James to William Graham regarding STEM update, item 5
PDF 45 KB
- EBC(4)-12-15 (p.5) Draft STEM in Education Delivery Plan, item 5
PDF 211 KB
Minutes:
5.1.1
The paper was noted by the Committee.
Meeting: 23/04/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Letter from Julie James to William Graham regarding STEM skills
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.3.1
The paper was noted by the Committee.
Meeting: 29/01/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
8 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills: Response from the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology to the letter from the Chair on 27 November
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
8.1.1
The paper was noted by the Committee.
Meeting: 26/11/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 3.)
Debate on the Enterprise and Business Committee's Follow-up report into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills
NDM5637 William Graham
(South Wales East)
The
National Assembly for Wales:
Notes
the report of the Enterprise and Business Committee on its Inquiry into
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Skills, which was laid in the Table
Office on 25 September 2014.
Note:
The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 19 November 2014.
Supporting Documents
Enterprise
and Business Committee’s Report
Decision:
The item started at 15.18
NDM5637 William Graham (South Wales East)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Enterprise and Business
Committee on its Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Skills, which was laid in the Table Office on 25 September 2014.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36.
Meeting: 12/06/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 8)
Witnesses:
Huw Lewis AM, Minister for Education and Skills
Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Technology and Skills
Professor Julie Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser
Pat McCarthy, Senior Policy Developer and Implementation
Manager
Supporting documents:
- Research Service brief
- EBC(4)-15-14 (p1) Welsh Government, item 2
PDF 158 KB
View as HTML (2/2) 44 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Minister, Deputy
Minister and Welsh Government officials responded to questions from members of
the Committee.
2.2 The Minister for
Education and Skills agreed to write to Committee with further information on
the Further Maths Support Programme (FMSP) Wales.
Meeting: 04/06/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 6)
Witnesses:
Dr
Greg Walker, Deputy Chief Executive, CollegesWales
Mr
Barry Liles, Principal, Coleg Sir Gâr
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 The witnesses responded
to questions from members of the Committee.
4.2 Barry Liles agreed to
provide an LSIS evaluation on students who participate in skills competitions.
4.3 Dr Greg Walker agreed to
provide information on the take-up of STEM courses for HND, HNC and
Foundation degrees.
Meeting: 04/06/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 5)
Witness:
Richard Spear, CEO, Careers Wales
Minutes:
3.1 Richard Spear responded
to questions from members of the Committee.
3.2 Richard Spear agreed to
provide information on the number of specific placements relating to STEM
subjects that Careers Wales hold on their database.
Meeting: 04/06/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 4)
Witnesses:
Professor
Richard B. Davies, Vice-Chancellor, Swansea University, Higher Education Wales
Wendy
Sadler, Schools Liaison Officer, School of Physics and Astronomy,
Cardiff University
Professor
Andy Evans, Institute Director, Department of Mathematics and Physics,
Aberystwyth University
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 29 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- EBC(4)-14-14 (p.1) – Professor Andy Evans, item 2
PDF 505 KB
View as HTML (2/2) 23 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The witnesses responded
to questions from members of the Committee.
2.2 Wendy Sadler agreed to
provide the Committee with a note on the Stimulating Physics Network in
England.
Meeting: 14/05/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 3)
Witnesses:
Donna
Griffiths, Skills Strategy Manager Wales, CITB
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee took evidence from Donna Griffiths, Skills
Strategy Manager Wales, CITB
Meeting: 14/05/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 2)
Witnesses:
Joy
Kent, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg
Emma
Richards, Project Development Manager – Education, Chwarae Teg
Alice
Gray, STEM Ambassador
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1. The
Committee took evidence from Joy Kent, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg, Emma
Richards, Project Development Manager – Education, Chwarae Teg and Alice Gray,
STEM Ambassador.
3.2 Chwarae Teg would explore whether any research had been
undertaken which demonstrated that returning mothers were being forced out of
employment or sacked as a consequence of
not being able to meet their work obligations against their parenting
obligations.
Meeting: 14/05/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Follow-up Inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills (session 1)
Witnesses:
Dr
Anita Shaw, Deputy CEO, Techniquest
Prof.
Niels Jacob, Head of the Mathematics Department, Swansea University,
Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS)
Jane
Richmond, Head of Learning and Intepretation, The National Botanic
Garden of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 42 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- EBC(4)-13-14 (p.1) – Techniquest, item 2
PDF 149 KB
- EBC(4)-13-14 (p.2) – Cardiff University, Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS), item 2
PDF 386 KB
View as HTML (2/3) 35 KB
Minutes:
2.1. The
Committee took evidence from Dr Anita Shaw, Deputy CEO, Techniquest, Prof.
Niels Jacob, Head of the Mathematics Department, Swansea University, Wales
Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS) and Jane Richmond,
Head of Learning and Intepretation, The National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Meeting: 30/04/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
5 STEM Follow-up Inquiry - webchat on gender and STEM
Keith Davies AM
Rhun ap Iorwerth AM
Julie James AM
Joyce Watson AM
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
5.1 As part of the STEM Follow-up Inquiry the Committee Members:
Keith Davies AM, Rhun ap Iorwerth AM, Julie James AM and Joyce Watson AM took
part in the webchat on gender and STEM. Although the webchat was conducted in
private, the transcript will be made publically available at a later date.
Meeting: 30/04/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 STEM Follow-up Inquiry - webchat with Higher Education/Further Education students
Mick Antoniw AM
Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM
William Graham AM
Eluned Parrott AM
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 As part of the STEM Follow-up Inquiry the Committee Members:
Mick Antoniw AM, Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, William Graham AM and Eluned Parrott AM
took part in the webchat with Higher Education/Further Education students.
Although the webchat was conducted in private, the transcript will be made
publically available at a later date.
Meeting: 30/04/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 STEM Follow-up Inquiry - briefing for the webchats
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 56 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 57 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered this Item in private.
Meeting: 06/03/2014 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Scoping paper for the Follow-up inquiry into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills (11.20-11.45)
Supporting documents:
- EBC(4)-06-14 paper 1
Decision:
The Committee approved the Terms of Reference for the
follow-up Inquiry into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) skills.
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered this Item in private.
6.2 The Committee approved the Terms of Reference for the follow-up
Inquiry into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
skills.