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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 5 March 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/03/2025 - 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 There were no apologies.
09.30 - 11.10	2.	Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2023 - 2024 View the background to item 2. Owen Evans, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Estyn Claire Morgan, Strategic Director, Estyn Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn Estyn Annual Report 2023 - 2024 Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee scrutinised Estyn on its annual report. 2.2 Estyn agreed to provide a note on the latest numbers of schools in follow-up, the two statutory categories of requiring significant improvement and in special measures and where they are concentrated, for example regions of Wales and demographics. 2.3 Due to time constraints the Committee agreed to write with the unasked questions.
11.20 - 11.50	3.	Routes into post-16 education and training - evidence session 6 View the background to item 3. Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn Catherine Evans, Assistant Director, Estyn Mark Campion, Assistant Director, Estyn Supporting documents: Paper - Estyn , item 3. PDF 353 KB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Estyn. 3.2 Estyn agreed to provide further information on the support that is provided when compulsory school age ends including examples of where there are specific problems but also where there are particular examples of what works well.
11.50	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the President and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University , item 4.1 PDF 200 KB
	4.2	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the President and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.2 PDF 245 KB
	4.3	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Briefing note from Children’s Participation in Schools Team , item 4.3 PDF 146 KB
	4.4	Annual Scrutiny of Medr View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from Medr , item 4.4 PDF 1 MB
	4.5	Teacher recruitment and retention View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 4.5 PDF 112 KB
	4.6	Children on the margins View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Briefing note from the Children’s Legal Centre Wales, the Bevan Foundation, the Children’s Society and TGP Cymru , item 4.6 PDF 424 KB
	4.7	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences , item 4.7 PDF 565 KB
	4.8	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Information received from an Individual , item 4.8 PDF 65 KB
	4.9	Apprenticeship pathways View the background to item 4.9 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning from the Chair of Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee , item 4.9 PDF 164 KB
11.50	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
11.50 - 12.00	6.	Estyn Annual Report and session on the inquiry - consideration of the evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.
12.00 - 12.15	7.	Teacher recruitment and retention - consideration of the scope and approach View the reasons why item 7. is restricted View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 Subject to an addition to the terms of reference, the Committee agreed the scope and approach.
12.15 - 12.30	8.	School Standards and Learner Attainment - consideration of the scope and approach View the reasons why item 8. is restricted View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 Subject to a few additions to the list of written evidence, the Committee agreed the scope and approach.

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