Speeches and questions

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

And I'm sure we'll be following your work on that very closely. Questions now from Ken Skates.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Thank you. Thanks, Laura. Questions now from James Evans.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Laura.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Laura Jones.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Okay, Claire.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Buffy Williams.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Owen.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Sioned Williams.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Owen’s going to come back in now.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Thank you, Claire.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Claire. No, Claire's fine. Laura.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Thank you. Questions now from Laura Jones. Laura.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Thank you. On that point, do you think there is perhaps an unintended consequence now that excellent or good schools no longer receive the same recognition that they would have in the past? Because arguably, the main distinction now is between schools…

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Thank you. That's a really good outline to start with. You just touched on the issue of the absence of summative grades in your reports. To what extent has that, perhaps, presented any challenges in communicating a clear message about the quality and standard…

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021-22

Croeso nôl. Welcome back to the Children, Young People and Education Committee. Item 7 is scrutiny of Estyn's annual report 2021-22. I'd like to welcome our witnesses here today. We have Owen Evans, His Majesty's chief inspector at Estyn, Claire Morgan…

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 9 of this meeting

We move on to the next point, which is item 5, and that is to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to meet in private for items 6 and 9 of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes, I can see all Members are content, so…

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

I'm really sorry, but we're not going to be able to go any longer, unfortunately, because we are quite over time. But thank you, diolch yn fawr, for coming in this morning. I know there are lots of big issues to talk about, and we're really grateful to you…

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Great. Thank you. And finally, Ben.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Would you be able to share any of that work that you're sharing with the Welsh Government with the committee? We'd be really grateful.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Helen Mary.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Can I bring Sharon in, and then we'll come back to you, Helen Mary?

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Thank you, Helen Mary. Ken Skates.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Emma.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Ben.

2 February 2023, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4

Lovely, thank you. Thank you, James. Questions finally now from Ken Skates.