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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

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Meeting: 11/03/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

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Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Minister for Further and Higher Education

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Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

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Meeting: 04/02/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 5)

General scrutiny session with the Welsh Government - consideration of the evidence

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5.1 Members considered the evidence they had heard in the previous session.

Meeting: 04/02/2026 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 2)

2 General scrutiny session with the Welsh Government - Education

Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education

Vikki Howells MS, Minister for Further and Higher Education

Georgina Harhoff, Director of Education, Welsh Government

Nicola Edwards, Deputy Director, Equity in Education Division, Welsh Government

Hannah Wharf, Deputy Director, Support for Learners Division, Welsh Government

Ruth Meadows, Director of Tertiary Education, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 Members scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Minister for Further and Higher Education. They agreed to provide the following:

- The evaluation report on community-focused schools.

- The final report from the Literacy Expert Panel, when available.

- Provide further information on any assessments that have been made in light of the fact that the Welsh Government can no longer afford to increase student loan outlay at a greater rate than the UK Government, and the impact this will have on future student support packages.

- Provide figures on the number of applicants and applicants placed in higher education from the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile 1.

2.2 Members agreed to send the questions unasked for a written response

Meeting: 19/11/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 4)

4 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

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Meeting: 29/01/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 4)

4 General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Education

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Meeting: 08/05/2024 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 General scrutiny of Cabinet Secretary for Education and Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language

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