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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 15 January 2026 09.30

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Contact: Naomi Stocks

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Transcript: Transcript for 15/01/2026 - 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 The Chair noted that Cefin Campbell MS needed to leave the meeting after item 2.
09.30 - 11.00	2.	Annual Scrutiny of Medr View the background to item 2. James Owen, Chief Executive, Medr Giles Cutler, Chief Financial Officer, Medr Medr Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee scrutinised Medr on its annual report. 2.2 Medr agreed to provide a note on the following: - Update on the situation with unplaced learners at Coleg Cambria. - More information on the reasons why the proportion of learners who want to undertake an apprenticeship is disproportionate to the number of learners who end up doing one. - Information on how many of the Tata Steel employers who were supported through public skills funding went on to secure employment or progress to other positive routes on completion of their learning.
11.00	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Minister for Children and Social Care , item 3.1 PDF 203 KB
	3.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 3.2 PDF 435 KB
	3.3	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing , item 3.3 PDF 228 KB Minutes: 3.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister.
	3.4	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from Medr , item 3.4 PDF 133 KB
11.00	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
11.00 - 11.10	5.	Annual Scrutiny of Medr - consideration of the evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.
11.20 - 12.20	6.	Teacher recruitment and retention - consideration of the draft report View the reasons why item 6. is restricted View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 Members considered and agreed changes to the draft report. Final changes and sign off would be agreed electronically.
12.20 - 12.30	7.	School improvement and learner attainment - consideration of correspondence View the reasons why item 7. is restricted View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered a piece of correspondence in relation to the work its carrying out on school improvement and learner attainment.
12.30 - 12.40	8.	Forward work programme - discussion on the Welsh Government scrutiny sessions View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee discussed areas they would like to focus on for the forthcoming scrutiny sessions with the Welsh Government.

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