Agenda - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 21 February 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddChildren@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(09.15 - 09.30)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)

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2 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2022 - 2023

(09.30 - 10.45) (Pages 1 - 24)

Owen Evans, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Estyn

Claire Morgan, Strategic Director, Estyn

Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn

Estyn Annual Report 2022-2023

Attached Documents:
Research Brief

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Break

(10.45 - 11.00)

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3 Implementation of education reforms - evidence session

(11.00 - 11.30)

Owen Evans, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Estyn

Claire Morgan, Strategic Director, Estyn

Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn

Dyfrig Ellis, Assistant Director, Estyn 

The new Additional Learning Needs system

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4 Papers to note

(11.30)

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4.1 Information from Stakeholders

(Pages 25 - 27)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chief Executive of Qualifications Wales

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4.2 Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill

(Page 28)

Attached Documents:
Additional information from Parentkind

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4.3 Information from Stakeholders

(Pages 29 - 32)

Attached Documents:
Briefing note from Auditory Verbal

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4.4 Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill

(Pages 33 - 34)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language

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4.5 Childcare - a follow up inquiry

(Pages 35 - 36)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee

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4.6 Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness in Wales

(Page 37)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Climate Change

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4.7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

(Pages 38 - 80)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

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4.8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

(Pages 81 - 83)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Wellbeing to the Chair of the Health and Social Services Committee

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4.9 Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?

(Pages 84 - 89)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Guide Dogs Cymru

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4.10 Mental Health support in Higher Education

(Pages 90 - 107)

Attached Documents:
Joint letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

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4.11 Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill

(Pages 108 - 110)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Sam Rowlands MS to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

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4.12 Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill

(Page 111)

Attached Documents:
Additional information from the Association of Directors of Education in Wales following the meeting on 24 January

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4.13 Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform

(Pages 112 - 114)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Services

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

(11.30)

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6 Consideration of the evidence heard in the previous sessions

(11.30 - 12.00)

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