, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Weinidog. I wonder if you could clarify, though, given that the PISA results were only recently released, what conversations have taken place since then, or whether there are plans to have conversations, given the significance of those results. And…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
8. How is the Minister working with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to address the impact of child poverty on school attainment, in light of the PISA 2022 results? OQ60436
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I'd just really like to echo the comments made by Buffy Williams. I've been contacted by a number of residents. I know I've raised it with you on a number of occasions, and there has been improvement at times, but people in Ystrad in particular have been…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Deputy Minister, for that response.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Professional Learning Entitlement
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I'd like to follow up on James Evans's point in terms of the budget. I note what you've said about the budget for this year, but can you confirm, in relation to the budget for next year, or give us an idea as to whether…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, earlier this afternoon I wrote to the Llywydd on behalf of the Plaid Cymru Senedd group, asking for the Senedd to be recalled next Wednesday to provide the earliest possible opportunity for the Senedd as a whole to scrutinise the draft budget. All…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Great. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you very much. If I could return, perhaps, to a point that you, Graham, made. You mentioned examples where there are inclusive experiences for children with more complex needs. In terms of capacity in that regard, because clearly this would be something…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
—with regard to the need for provision. Do you think therefore there's a role for the Urdd to play in being a partner—? You mentioned that perhaps you hadn't been involved that much with the Bill so far, but do you see, as you have a relationship with the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, which goes along with Graham's point—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
If I could perhaps go on to the point regarding the Welsh language, I think, Ceren, it was something that you mentioned right at the beginning, in terms of some of the concerns that you have, if I could put it like that, with regard to the Bill. What do you…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Diolch.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
In terms of looking specifically at staffing, one of the things that's raised informally sometimes with me is that there is often a challenge in terms of recruiting. Do you see that there is potential, therefore, just to take things further in terms of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Yes, thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Capacity is something that's already been mentioned, but how confident are you that there is sufficient capacity within the system to cope with the potential increase in the number of schools in Wales accessing the centres? You mentioned…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2
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, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
I just wanted to understand in terms of the practical element then. You say that it should be easy, but we already know that there are gaps in terms of the kind of information that's being collected by local authorities. For example, no data is being…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
You were saying just before—I don't think it's an issue just to do with health and safety, either—and we were just discussing the Welsh language provision, cynefin, et cetera, and that there are standards or things that you would hope to see achieved through…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Sorry. It doesn't help if people are on and off—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you. If I may, I accept the point in terms of health and safety, but what we were discussing before was about community, the Welsh language and so on—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Diolch.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you. The Bill doesn't provide for the licensing of providers, or set requirements that must be met before accepting residential visits. Do you believe that this is perhaps a missed opportunity? Why wasn't it considered important enough to be included?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thank you. Do you think also—? Clearly, some of these organisations, such as the Urdd, have a clear connection with the Government already, and are clear about their part in achieving 'Cymraeg 2050', but the other element of this that is important, if you're…
