Agenda and minutes

Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 23 October 2025 09.00

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Transcript: Transcript for 23/10/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09.00	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 The Chair thanked Joel James MS for this time on the Committee and noted that Russell George MS was now on the Committee but had sent his apologies for this week’s meeting.
09.00	2.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 3 and 6 of the meeting View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The motion was agreed.
09.00 - 09.30	3.	Routes into post-16 education and training - consideration of the draft report View the reasons why item 3. is restricted View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 Subject to minor amendments, the Committee agreed the draft report. The final report would be published on 12 November.
09.30 -11.30	4.	Implementation of education reforms - evidence session View the background to item 4. Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education Hannah Wharf, Deputy Director, Support for Learners Division, Welsh Government Louise Brown, Head of ALN Reform, Welsh Government Lloyd Hopkin, Deputy Director, Curriculum and Assessment, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Welsh Government , item 4. PDF 379 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary for Education. 4.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the data on the number of pupils in special schools that have local authority IDP’s.
11.30	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Chair’s forum from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 5.1 PDF 115 KB
	5.2	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 5.2 PDF 111 KB
	5.3	Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Minister for Children and Social Care , item 5.3 PDF 394 KB
11.30- 12.00	6.	Implementation of education reforms - consideration of the evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session. A draft report would be considered at Committee on 15 January 2026.

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