, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Thank you very much. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Thank you very much. And a similar question to the coleg, if I may: do you think that there is sufficient clarity in the Bill to ensure effective collaboration between you as the coleg, the national centre, the proposed athrofa, and Medr?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Iawn, diolch yn fawr. Nawr, hefyd yn eich tystiolaeth chi, ŷch chi'n nodi rhywfaint o amwysedd o ran dyletswyddau sefydliadau sy'n gysylltiedig â'r Bil ac yn dweud y gallai hyn arwain at oedi a dyblygu gwaith. Ydych chi'n cynnwys yr athrofa fel un o'r cyrff…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
May I follow on from that response? If the centre evolves to become the institute one day, it's clear that you've created a brand over a period of almost a decade now as the centre. Is there any risk that that unique brand, which is relevant specifically to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Cadeirydd, ac a gaf i'ch croesawu chi yma bore yma? Diolch yn fawr ichi am y dystiolaeth ŷch chi wedi ei chyflwyno eisoes, sydd yn hynod o ddefnyddiol. Dau gwestiwn, i ddechrau, i'r ganolfan, a wedyn dau gwestiwn i'r coleg. Y ganolfan…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
My usual declaration, if I may: as designated Member as part of the co-operation agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Government, I was partly responsible for the development of this Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill, but not to the end point of the…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Teaching of reading skills in schools
Thank you very much. I'm very happy to move these amendments, Llywydd, in the name of Heledd Fychan. But here we are once again discussing reading skills and children and young people's attainment levels in the PISA tests in Wales, which is a clear sign that…
, Plenary
Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Implementation of education reforms: Interim report'
Well, as we all, I'm sure, agree, education is truly vital to Wales’s future, and Plaid Cymru wants to ensure that we work together as a Senedd to create an education system that ensures that our young learners and the workforce succeed and flourish. We…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
'Bore da, Maggie Mathias.' These were the legendary words that resounded in living rooms across Wales and beyond at 7.10 p.m. on 16 October 1974. Yes, this was the opening scene of the iconic series, Pobol y Cwm, which is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Tertiary education
Just in terms of Welsh-medium education, there's no mention made of Welsh-medium education, so just a specific question: how do you intend to increase Welsh-medium provision across all of the sectors, particularly in FE colleges and HE provision? Thank you.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Tertiary education
Sorry. My final question, then. I hadn't looked up at the clock.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Tertiary education
We know from reports that the UK Government is already developing a rescue plan for English universities who are facing—many of them—financial uncertainty. This plan includes £1 billion bail-outs, fee rises, as well as further cuts to courses and staff…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Tertiary education
Thank you very much to the Minister for her statement. May I too congratulate her on her recent appointment? We've had an opportunity in this Siambr recently to give a great deal of attention to statutory education, and as someone in a former life who worked…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
In the Bill, there is an aim for every pupil to reach the B2 level to be confident and independent speakers. That in general means some 600 guided learning hours with the target language. Is that your understanding too, and, if so, is this something that we…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
My second question, and last question, is in Welsh, so you'll need your headphones.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Okay. Do you have anything to add?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
My question is around the CEFR again, and it's to do with two elements. The first one is whether it is broad enough to encompass all the language skills—those who have no language or very little down at the bottom end of A1, for example, and maybe even higher…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay, thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay. My final question then is this: in the context of the challenge around recruiting Welsh-medium teachers and support workers, now, in your response to the White Paper, you said this, and I'm quoting: 'The Council supports the proposal for a statutory…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay. My next question—. I've got two questions left, one is around the ways that we could possibly offer some kind of inducements to attract more teachers into the profession, and one of them may be around offering a bursary at a level comparable to what…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay. Thank you. You've mentioned the challenges in terms of the recruitment of teaching assistants already, so I will ask a slightly different question. Given that teacher recruitment—we've heard this from many of those who've provided us with evidence—is a…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
You've mentioned already the problem of the recruitment of teachers, and I assume that teaching assistants would also fall into the same category in terms of recruitment difficulties, particularly through the medium of Welsh. Can you also outline to us what…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
It's working. Okay. Sorry, if I can maybe start the question again.
