6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil Addysg Awyr Agored Breswyl (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, James. Just finally from me: it's important that local authorities and schools have the flexibility to respond to the needs of learners in their areas. What would you say to people who suggest that the Bill is over-legislating?
6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil Addysg Awyr Agored Breswyl (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Sam. I'll just bring in James Evans. James.
6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil Addysg Awyr Agored Breswyl (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Sam. We're aware that there are some significant changes happening in the education system at the moment; we've seen them with the additional learning needs reforms and the new curriculum, for example. Do you think that now really is the right time…
6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil Addysg Awyr Agored Breswyl (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
We'll move on to the first item on our agenda, and that is the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill. It's our first evidence session. I'd like to welcome Sam Rowlands, the Member in charge of this Bill, and with him, he has Dr Dave Harvey, a member of…
6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
I'd like to welcome all Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee today. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. The meeting is bilingual…
6 Rhagfyr 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Croeso i gyfarfod y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg heddiw.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
We'll now go on to the next item on our agenda, which is papers to note. There are 15, I think, papers to note. Are Members content to note those papers together? Yes. They're set out on the agenda and in the paper pack. Great. Okay, so we will now move into…
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Thank you. And thank you very much for joining us. That's the end of the evidence session today. Diolch yn fawr. We very much appreciate it. You will receive a copy of the transcript in due course to check for factual accuracy. But, again, thank you for…
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Thanks, James.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
James, yes, of course.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
No, that's fine. We'll move over to—. Thanks, Ken. So, now questions from James Evans.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Yes.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
No, you haven't. No, you're okay.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Thank you, Heledd. Back to Ken.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Ken, two seconds, I'm just bringing Heledd in.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Can I just bring Heledd in?
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Thank you. Thanks, James. We'll go into questions now from Ken Skates.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Thank you, Heledd. James Evans.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Would you be able to send us the list of—? Because I can't seem to find it in the report, a breakdown of local authority areas in terms of visits. That just might be us looking. I can see the caseload, but not the visits. But that would be really interesting…
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Okay. Brilliant. Thank you. I can see the statistics in the numbers, but I didn't see the visits. So, yes. Thank you. A question—. Oh, sorry, Buffy. Back to Buffy.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
All right, sorry. I've only seen the map.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Just on the variety on the map that's provided, because obviously south Wales is a very broad area—the Valleys, cities and rurality as well—and the same with north Wales where it's not just one area, really; there's a variety of places in that. Is that…
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
I'll just bring James Evans in.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Brilliant. Diolch. Right, thank you very much for that, and, obviously, we'll be taking a close look at that report and the findings. Right, we'll start off with questions from Buffy Williams.
29 Tachwedd 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Comisiynydd Plant Cymru 2022-23
Croeso nôl. It's good to see the Children’s Commissioner for Wales has come to give evidence for the scrutiny session of her annual report today, for the next item on our agenda. I'd like to welcome Rocio Cifuentes, the children's commissioner, and Rachel…
