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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 17 September 2025 09.00

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Transcript: Transcript for 17/09/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
09.00 - 09.30	1.	Teacher recruitment and retention - presentation of engagement findings View the background to item 1. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 1./1 is restricted Minutes: 1.1 Members received a presentation on the teacher recruitment and retention engagement findings.
09.30	2.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. 2.2 The Chair paid tribute to the late Hefin David MS. 2.3 Apologies were received from Joel James MS, there was no substitute.
09.30 - 11.00	3.	Teacher recruitment and retention - evidence session 10 View the background to item 3. Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education Christopher Warner, Deputy Director, School Practitioner Division, Welsh Government Awen Penri, Strategic Education Workforce Plan Lead, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government , item 3. PDF 325 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education. 3.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to check what figures were available for average class sizes in secondary schools and provide an update to Committee. 3.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary with questions.
11.00	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	P-06-1317 Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Petitions Committee from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.1 PDF 92 KB
	4.2	P-06-1499 Stop the use of term 'Universal Provision' as a reason to deny ALN View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Petitions Committee from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.2 PDF 124 KB
	4.3	Learner Travel View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport & North Wales from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.3 PDF 195 KB
	4.4	Learner Travel 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 Transport & North Wales , item 4.4 PDF 200 KB
	4.5	Teacher recruitment and retention View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from The Open University , item 4.5 PDF 63 KB
	4.6	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip , item 4.6 PDF 214 KB
	4.7	Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Qualifications Wales Strategic Board View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 4.7 PDF 151 KB
	4.8	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Letter to the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.8 PDF 146 KB
	4.9	Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Qualifications Wales Strategic Board View the background to item 4.9 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Chair of Qualifications Wales , item 4.9 PDF 34 KB
	4.10	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.10 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.10 PDF 297 KB
	4.11	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 4.11 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Minister for Further and Higher Education from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.11 PDF 195 KB
	4.12	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 4.12 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.12 PDF 218 KB
	4.13	Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth View the background to item 4.13 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Chair of the Chairs Forum , item 4.13 PDF 178 KB
	4.14	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.14 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip , item 4.14 PDF 187 KB
	4.15	Teacher recruitment and retention View the background to item 4.15 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Education Workforce Council , item 4.15 PDF 85 KB
	4.16	Forward work programme View the background to item 4.16 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.16 PDF 174 KB
	4.17	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector View the background to item 4.17 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the President and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University , item 4.17 PDF 246 KB
11.00	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole meeting on 25 September, 2 and 8 October View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
11.10 - 11.20	6.	Teacher recruitment and retention - 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.
11.20 - 12.20	7.	Routes into post-16 education and training - consideration of the draft report View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 44 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 45 View the reasons why document 7./2 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the second half of the draft report. The draft report would be considered again at the meeting on 8 October.
12.20 - 12.30	8.	Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd - consideration of the letter from the Llywydd View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 47 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered a letter from the Chair’s forum. A draft response would be circulated to Members and agreed by email.

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