Agenda - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 11 March 2026

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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Public meeting

09.30 - 11.30

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

09.30

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2 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2024 - 2025

09.30 - 11.30 (Pages 1 - 31)

Owen Evans, His Majesty’s chief inspector, Estyn

Claire Morgan, Strategic Director, Estyn

Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn

Liz Miles, Assistant Director, Estyn 

Annual Report – Estyn

Attached Documents:
Research brief

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3 Papers to note

11.30

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3.1 Forward work programme

(Pages 32 - 67)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee from Head of Wales, Equality and Human Rights Commission

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3.2 Forward work programme

(Pages 68 - 69)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

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3.3 Forward work programme

(Pages 70 - 80)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Chief Inspector of Care Inspectorate Wales

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3.4 Forward work programme

(Page 81)

Attached Documents:
Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Literacy Expert Panel

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3.5 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

(Pages 82 - 86)

Attached Documents:
Additional information from the Welsh Government following the scrutiny session on 4 February

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

11.30

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Break

11.30 - 11.40

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5 Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2024 - 2025 - consideration of the evidence

11.40 - 11.55

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6 Consideration of the Committee's Legacy report

11.55 - 12.30 (Pages 87 - 108)

Attached Documents:
Draft Report

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