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Children, Young People and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 8 May 2024 09.00

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Transcript: Transcript for 08/05/2024 - Children, Young People and Education Committee

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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 Jayne Bryant MS who had chaired the Committee since 2021, She wished her all the best in her new role as Minister for Metal Health and Early Years. 1.3 The Chair also thanked James Evans MS, Ken Skates MS and Laura Jones MS for their time on the Committee. She welcomed the Committee’s new Members, Hefin David MS, Gareth Davies MS, Tom Gifford MS and Jack Sargeant MS and looked forward to working with them all. 1.4 There were no apologies.
(09.00)	2.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 8 of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on the 15 May and 23 May View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The motion was agreed.
(09.00 - 09.30)	3.	Implementation of education reforms - update on family engagement activities View the reasons why item 3. is restricted View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 Members received an oral update on the engagement activities that have taken place for the third check-in.
(09.30 - 10.45)	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 Lloyd Hopkin, Deputy Director, Curriculum & Assessment, Welsh Government Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and Welsh Language, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Paper - Welsh Government , item 4. PDF 278 KB Restricted enclosure 9 View the reasons why document 4./3 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education. 4.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with a breakdown of funding that had been spent on implementing the new ALN system to date and how much is allocated in the 2024-25 budget. 4.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary with the questions that were unasked.
(10.45)	5.	Papers to note View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The papers were noted.
	5.1	Welsh Language Commissioner: Post-compulsory education and the Welsh language View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee , item 5.1 PDF 80 KB
	5.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee , item 5.2 PDF 134 KB
	5.3	P-06-1406 Financial penalties for Local Education Authorities who do not comply with timeframes for ALN View the background to item 5.3 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee , item 5.3 PDF 80 KB
	5.4	Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform View the background to item 5.4 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Social Care , item 5.4 PDF 193 KB
	5.5	Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill View the background to item 5.5 Supporting documents: Letter from Sam Rowlands MS, Member in Charge , item 5.5 PDF 242 KB
	5.6	Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill View the background to item 5.6 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Finance Committee from Sam Rowlands MS, Member in Charge , item 5.6 PDF 262 KB
	5.7	Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill View the background to item 5.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee from Sam Rowlands MS, Member in Charge , item 5.7 PDF 232 KB
	5.8	Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny View the background to item 5.8 Supporting documents: Letter from Chief Inspector of Care Inspectorate Wales , item 5.8 PDF 56 KB
	5.9	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 5.9 Supporting documents: Letter from Qualifications Wales , item 5.9 PDF 167 KB
	5.10	Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? View the background to item 5.10 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice and the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years , item 5.10 PDF 78 KB
	5.11	Implementation of education reforms View the background to item 5.11 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Education regarding concerns about the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs system , item 5.11 PDF 159 KB
	5.12	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 5.12 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Education regarding participation in Higher Education , item 5.12 PDF 162 KB
	5.13	Health Literacy View the background to item 5.13 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 5.13 PDF 89 KB
	5.14	Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? View the background to item 5.14 Supporting documents: Letter from the National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 5.14 PDF 592 KB View as HTML (5.14/1) 55 KB
	5.15	General scrutiny of Cabinet Secretary for Education and Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language View the background to item 5.15 Supporting documents: Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language , item 5.15 PDF 101 KB
	5.16	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 5.16 Supporting documents: Research briefing note from Children’s Legal Centre Wales, The Children’s Society, The Bevan Foundation and British Red Cross regarding a Guardianship Service for All Unaccompanied Children in Wales , item 5.16 PDF 356 KB
	5.17	The Health Claims (Revocation) Regulations 2024 View the background to item 5.17 Supporting documents: Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 5.17 PDF 159 KB
(10.45 - 11.00)	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. 6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister to follow-up on some issues raised during the session and agreed to publish an interim report.
	7.	The Review of roles and responsibilities of education partners in Wales and delivery of school improvement arrangements [Item has been postponed to a future meeting] View the background to item 7. Professor Dylan E Jones, Review Author and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and the Welsh Language, Welsh Government
(11.00 - 11.15)	8.	The Review of roles and responsibilities of education partners in Wales and delivery of school improvement arrangements - discussion of rescheduling the item View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Members agreed to discuss rescheduling this item after the Cabinet Secretary’s statement next week on delivering Wales’ education priorities.

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