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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 26 March 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 26/03/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09.30	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. 1.2 There were no apologies.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 9 View the background to item 2. Cllr Lis Burnett, Spokesperson for the Welsh Local Government Association Sharon Davies, Head of Education, Welsh Local Government Association Gwyn Tudur, Assistant Head of Education at Gwynedd County Council and representing the Association of Directors of Education in Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Welsh Government Association WLGA and Association of Directors of Education in Wales ADEW , item 2. PDF 516 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Education in Wales. 2.1 The WLGA agreed to provide information on which Local Authorities have carried out assessments regarding the impact of travel on learners' ability to access post-16 education and training.
10.45 - 11.45	3.	Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 10 View the background to item 3. David Hagendyk, Chief Executive, Colegau Cymru Lisa Michelle Thomas, Principal of Merthyr College and Chair of Colegau Cymru Supporting documents: Colegau Cymru , item 3. PDF 498 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Colegau Cymru.
11.45	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Routes into post-16 education and training View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from Universities Wales , item 4.1 PDF 129 KB
	4.15	Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny View the background to item 4.15 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children Young People and Education Committee from Care Inspectorate Wales , item 4.15 PDF 172 KB
	4.3	P-06-1488 Establish a ‘Care Society’ to Tackle the Long COVID Crisis in Wales View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Chair of the Petitions Committee , item 4.3 PDF 147 KB
	4.4	Teacher recruitment and retention View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 4.4 PDF 204 KB
	4.5	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Equality and Human Rights Commission , item 4.5 PDF 140 KB
	4.6	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter to all Welsh Universities from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.6 PDF 35 KB
	4.7	Children on the margins View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from NYAS Cymru , item 4.7 PDF 189 KB
	4.8	Routes into post-16 education and training View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Response from the National Centre for Learning Welsh to the questions that were unasked at the meeting on 13 March , item 4.8 PDF 66 KB
	4.9	Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill View the background to item 4.9 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Chair of Equality and Social Justice Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, and Minister for Further and Higher Education , item 4.9 PDF 118 KB
	4.10	Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill View the background to item 4.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to Stakeholders , item 4.10 PDF 153 KB
	4.11	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector View the background to item 4.11 Supporting documents: Response from Cardiff University to questions from the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.11 PDF 130 KB
11.45	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(xi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for item 1 at next week's meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
11.45 - 12.00	6.	Routes into post-16 education and training - consideration of the evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.
12.00 - 12.15	7.	Discussion on issues facing the Higher Education Sector View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed the issues facing the HE sector and agreed to invite the Vice Chancellor to come into Committee at an earlier date.
12.15 - 12.30	8.	Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Qualifications Wales Strategic Board - consideration of the approach View the reasons why item 8. is restricted View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee agreed its approach to the Pre-appointment hearing.

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