<OpeningPara>The
Children, Young People and Education Committee set up by the Senedd to look at
policy and legislation, and to hold the Welsh Government to account in specific
areas. These areas include children and young people; education; and health,
care services, and social care as they relate to children and young people. At
the start the sixth Senedd, the Committee agreed its strategy, including its
vision and objectives which underpin all the work that the Committee carries
out. The strategy can be downloaded below.</OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>The
Committee has six Members who come from the different parties represented in
the Senedd, and is chaired by Buffy Williams MS. The Committee was previously
chaired by Jayne Bryant MS between 29 June 2021 and 15 April 2024. Find out more
about the Committee, its members, and the full list of areas it covers
below.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
Committee has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education on the Senedd-long
inquiry on the Implementation of education reforms on the 11 February
2026</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=39260</link>
<news>The
Committee has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education on School
improvement and learner attainment on the 3 February
2026</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45187</link>
<news>The
Committee has published its report, Teacher recruitment and retention on the 29
January
2026</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=43763</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>Teacher
recruitment and
retention</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=43763</link>
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>>>Forward
Work Programme<link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37402</link>
>>>Transcripts<link>http://record.senedd.wales/Search/?type=2&meetingtype=736</link>
>>>Work
Completed by the
Committee<link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37404</link>
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Remit
The
Committee was established on 23 June 2021 to examine legislation and hold the
Welsh Government to account by scrutinising its expenditure, administration and
policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): the education, health and
well-being of the children and young people of Wales, including their social
care.
