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The Chair welcomed the members.

Professor Michael Waters, University of Wolverhampton

The Committee heard evidence from Professor Michael Waters, University of Wolverhampton.

Regional Education Consortia

Dr Kevin Palmer, Education Achievement Service for South East Wales

Anna Brychan, Central South Consortium Joint Education Service

Betsan O'Connor, Education through Regional Working

Rhys Howard Hughes, GwE

Additional information requested by the Committee on professional standards to inform the Inquiry into Teachers' Professional Learning and Education is provided in a separate supplementary pack.

The Committee heard evidence from the Regional Education Consortia.

Committee Members agreed changing the order of amendments.

All papers to note are provided in a separate supplementary pack.

CYPE(5)-24-17 – Papers 4 - 22

The papers were noted.

At the debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report on its inquiry into Statutory Advocacy Provision, one of the agreed recommendations was that the Cabinet Secretary provides an update on progression of the national approach to Committee. This letter provides an update.

The Finance Committee has agreed its approach to the budget scrutiny. Its Chair has written to all Committee Chairs to share their thinking, and to encourage committees to consider how you can contribute to delivering the most coherent and effective scrutiny of the Government’s spending.

The Chair wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for an update on Community focused schools, which is provided in the letter.

This letter provides an update on the Youth Parliament project.

The CYPE Committee has been copied into a response to the Petitions Committee regarding CAMHS. 

The Public Accounts Committee undertook a short inquiry into the findings of the Auditor General’s memorandum on ‘Achieving improvement in support to schools through regional education consortia - a review of progress’. A number of issues relating to the CYPE Committee’s portfolio were raised and are summarised in this letter.

The Cabinet Secretary’s response to the actions raised following the evidence session on 12 July. 

The Coroner has responded to the Committee’s request for information relating to an inquest drawn to the Committee’s attention during its stakeholder event on perinatal mental health.

The Committee wrote to all Local Health Boards requesting additional information on psychological support for the inquiry. The letters give details of the information received. 

The letter responds to the Chair’s letter of 10 July and welcomes the Committee’s intention to continue reviewing youth work across Wales and to closely monitor the work of the Welsh Government in this area.

This letter provides an update on the development of learner travel in Wales and the compliance of Local Authorities with learner travel legislation and guidance.

The Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary requesting clarification about school nurses’ relationship with learners who have long-term or chronic health conditions, and querying the lack of a reference to existing healthcare needs guidance in the Revised Framework. This is a response to that letter.

The Committee discussed this at the meeting on 20 July. This is the response sent on behalf of the committee to Llywydd.

All the letters below refer to the date for the Principal Appointment day.

Paper to note 17 - Letter from the Chair to the Llywydd - Implementation of the Wales Act 2017

Paper to note 18 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair - Implementation of the Wales Act 2017

Paper to note 19 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP - Principal Appointed Day

Response to the actions raised following the evidence session on 20 July. 

This correspondence gives details of the revised RIA published on 8 September and an update from the Minister on the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs Transformation Programme.

The Chair has written to the Cabinet Secretary seeking additional information for the inquiry.

The Motion was agreed.

The Committee considered the evidence heard during the meeting.

The Committee considered the draft report. Subject to some minor amendments, the report was agreed.

The Committee considered and agreed with the draft report.

Preparation for visits on 28 September were discussed with members.