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Thank you very much for your time today.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you very much indeed for that. Thank you very much indeed for your evidence. It's really useful and very positive to hear that so many good things are happening. We'll send you a transcript, about which, if we've recorded anything wrong, you need to let…
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Okay. Is there anything further you wanted to add, Vivienne?
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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I suppose, finally, I just want to ask you what's the No. 1 ask for reducing the disability employment gap, particularly in the regional places where the gap is highest, like Blaenau Gwent and Neath Port Talbot. How do we ensure that every disabled person has…
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Very good. Jane Dodds.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Very good. We'll move on to Mick Antoniw.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Joel James.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Vivienne, did you want to add anything?
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you. Back to you, Sioned.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Did you want to comment on that, Vivienne? And then I'll pass it back to Sioned.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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The new curriculum is still in its infancy, but have you noticed any perceptible difference in the attitudes of schools now that there's more emphasis on the value added to the individual rather than the numbers who are going to get five GCSEs including…
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Okay. I wanted to come in as well, but I’ll defer to you.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Back to you, Sioned.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Okay. Vivienne, do you want to add anything on that?
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Fine, yes. Well, I assume that the line won't go down. Lisa.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Yes.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Okay. Lisa.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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That's all right.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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I'll go to Vivienne first, if that's all right.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Okay. Thank you. Sioned Williams.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you very much for that clarification. Julie Morgan.
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you. We'll come back to some detail on that, but finally from me: I just wanted to ask Vivienne about some figures you published recently suggesting a decrease in the last three years of learners in FE institutions who are self-identifying as having a…
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you. I mean, Bridgend College is sector leading; a lot of my constituents attend. But as far as the national picture is concerned, Lisa, do you think that all colleges are doing as well as Bridgend?
7 Hydref 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Welcome back to the Equality and Social Justice Committee session on disability and employment. And I'd now like to welcome Vivienne Buckley, principal of Bridgend College, who is joining us online, and Lisa Mytton, strategic director for the National…
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Right. We're now going to take a short break before the next two witnesses are in place.