Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 14/07/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.45)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.2 Apologies had been received from Buffy Williams MS, Vikki Howells MS substituted.

1.3 Apologies had also been received from Sioned Williams MS for agenda items 1 to 6. Heledd Fychan MS substituted for those items.

(10.45 - 12.00)

2.

Implementation of education reforms - evidence session 1

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Georgina Haarhoff, Deputy Director Curriculum, Welsh Government

Hannah Wharf, Deputy Director Support for Learners Division, Welsh Government 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister regarding tracking the  figures on the balance of pupils on IDPs, how many are maintained by schools and how many are maintained by the local authority list, and also the number of pupils who are on the old SEN register and who are now being supported under the new ALN system.

(12.00)

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.1

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

3.2

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

3.3

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

3.4

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

3.5

Pupil absence

Supporting documents:

3.6

Pupil absence

Supporting documents:

3.7

Pupil absence

Supporting documents:

3.8

Pupil absence

Supporting documents:

3.9

P-06-1161 Routine collection and publication of data of how many babies/children return to their care experienced parents care at the end of a Parent and Child Placement

Supporting documents:

3.10

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24

Supporting documents:

3.11

General scrutiny of the Minister for Health and Social Services

Supporting documents:

(12.00)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 21 September

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(12.00 - 12.35)

5.

Pupil absence - consideration of the key issues

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the key issues. A draft report would be considered at the next meeting.

(12.35 - 12.45)

6.

Looked after children and care leavers - consideration of the scope and approach

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the scope and approach to the inquiry. It was agreed that a more detailed paper would be considered in the autumn term

(12.45 - 12.50)

7.

Autumn forward work programme - oral update on approach to annual scrutiny

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed to invite Qualifications Wales and the WJEC into Committee for a joint scrutiny session on the summer 2022, the date of the meeting to be confirmed. 

7.2 The Committee discussed and agreed the approach to the annual scrutiny sessions with Qualifications Wales, Estyn and the Children’s Commissioner.

(12.50 - 13.00)

8.

Committee activities - oral update

Minutes:

8.1 Members provided oral updates on Committee activities that they had undertaken during the term, these included:

- Visit to Caerphilly Action for Children

- Visit to Monnow Primary School

- Visit to Cardiff University Student Life Centre

- Visit to Rhosymedre Primary School

- Feedback about the joint inquiry with Culture Committee on WESPs

- Update on monthly ministerial meetings