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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 6 November 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 06/11/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

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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 Apologies were received from Vaughan Gething MS, there was no substitute 1.3 The Chair welcomed Russell George MS to the Committee.
09.30 - 11.30	2.	School improvement and learner attainment - evidence session View the background to item 2. Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education Georgina Haarhoff, Director of Education, Welsh Government Nic Edwards, Deputy Director, Equity in Education Division, Welsh Government Alun Jones, Head of Education Improvement Team, Welsh Government Sarah Angel, Head of School and Learner Information Policy, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 2./2 is restricted Evidence Paper - Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 1 MB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary. 2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the following information: - the roles and responsibilities of Dysgu and its collaboration with local authorities; - a note on the 'Beyond eFSM' project; - information on the work being carried out to tackle the attainment gap; - when available to share with the Committee the recommendations of the Welsh Government’s expert panel of literacy.
11.30	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The papers were noted.
	3.1	Implementation of education reforms View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chief Executive of Qualifications Wales from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 3.1 PDF 78 KB
	3.2	Implementation of education reforms View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chief Executive of the WJEC from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 3.2 PDF 103 KB
	3.3	Implementation of education reforms View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chief Executive of the WJEC from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 3.3 PDF 78 KB
	3.4	Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Chair of the Petitions Committee from NYAS Cymru , item 3.4 PDF 132 KB
	3.5	P-06-1518 Provide more timely and accessible mental health support for children under 10, including by referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee and the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee from the Chair of the Petitions Committee , item 3.5 PDF 113 KB
	3.6	Health and social care workforce View the background to item 3.6 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chief Executive of Swansea Bay University Health Board and the Chief Executive of HEIW from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee , item 3.6 PDF 92 KB
	3.7	Routes into post-16 education and training View the background to item 3.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 3.7 PDF 111 KB
	3.8	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.8 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 3.8 PDF 104 KB
	3.9	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 3.9 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Office for National Statistics , item 3.9 PDF 89 KB
	3.10	Inter-ministerial Group on UK-EU Relations View the background to item 3.10 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 3.10 PDF 184 KB
	3.11	Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill View the background to item 3.11 Supporting documents: Welsh Government’s response to the Children, Young People and Education Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill , item 3.11 PDF 251 KB
	3.12	Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill View the background to item 3.12 Supporting documents: Welsh Government’s response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill , item 3.12 PDF 249 KB
11.30	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.
11.30 - 12.00	5.	School improvement and learner attainment - 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. 5.2 Members agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary to highlight the issues raised during this piece of work.

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