Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.23 - 12.07

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2940

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Keith Davies AM

Ann Jones AM (Chair)

Mike Hedges AM (In place of Lynne Neagle AM)

David Rees AM

Aled Roberts AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Lewis AM, The Minister for Education and Skills

Bethan Webb, Welsh Government

Gari Lewis, Welsh Government

Meri Huws, Welsh Language Commissioner, Welsh Language Commissioner

Dyfan Sion, Director of Policy and Research, Welsh Language Commissioner

Sioned Birchall, Welsh Language Commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed the Members.  Apologies were received from Angela Burns, Suzy Davies, John Griffiths, Bethan Jenkins and Lynne Neagle. Mike Hedges substituted for Lynne Neagle.

 

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2   Inquiry into Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs) - Evidence session 3

The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Skills.  The Minister agreed to provide a note on City and Guilds qualifications that are available in Welsh.

 

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3   Inquiry into Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs) - Evidence session 4

The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Language Commissioner.

 

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4   Papers to note

The paper was noted.

 

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4.1 Inquiry into Supply Teaching - Letter from Welsh Government to Chair of Public Accounts Committee

 

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

 

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6   Consideration of Committee forward work programme

The Committee considered a paper on the forward work programme. 

 

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