, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
This is obviously a crucial part of the delivery in the real world, if you like, of the commission, isn't it? In any public context where we are moving from one set of institutions and arrangements to another, you know, with the best will in the world, so to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Just to put a bit of context to this, Chair, which I hope is helpful, the board isn't comprised on the basis of a representative of individual parts of the sector; that isn't the kind of thinking, if you like, behind the Bill. In fact, I think I would…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Okay. So, the inclusion of associate members, whether that's learner members, staff members, trade unions or the wider tertiary education workforce, will enable those who are most affected, if you like, by the establishment of the commission to have an…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Yes, I can see why the confusion has arisen, Chair. So, just to acknowledge that at the start. So, the policy intention is—and I hope it's helpful for me to clarify—for there to be at least one associate learner member, and, in fact, I've asked my officials…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Well, obviously, it's a very important area. What the Bill provides, Chair, is for there to be a minimum of two workforce representatives on the board. Although, just to be clear, that, obviously, isn't a limit; it's a minimum of two representatives. So…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thanks, Chair. Well, clearly, social partnership is a very key priority for the Government and certainly a key priority for me as education Minister, and I do agree that the commission should be subject to social partnership duties in the way that a number of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
But, Chair, I hope it will be helpful just to indicate at this point that I'm considering amendments in relation to strengthening the existing provisions within the Bill in respect of a number of areas, which include the issues around transparency that the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for the invitation to give further evidence to the committee this morning. May I just start, if I may, by making a brief statement that I hope will be of assistance to the committee in its deliberations? Thank you, first of…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
I thank Huw Irranca-Davies and I take the opportunity once again of thanking his committee, and the children and young persons committee, for their consideration of a number of memoranda that have featured as part of this legislation. In relation to the…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. May I just respond and thank both contributors to the debate? Just to respond to the point made by Sioned Williams, I agree that it's not desirable that the scrutiny and decision-making processes of this Parliament are reliant on the…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
I note and accept both committees' concerns about the delays with laying the initial legislative consent memorandum, and the subsequent supplementary memoranda to the Bill. On this occasion, we did not have sight of all the provisions impacting Wales until…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. I move the motion. I welcome this opportunity to explain the background of this LCM, and to outline why I recommend that the Senedd gives its consent to provision made in the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. I'm grateful to the Children…
, Plenary
The Curriculum for Wales—Relationships and Sexuality Education Code
Laura Anne Jones made an opening contribution and I think I would say, more in sorrow than in anger, that I disagreed with almost every part of her contribution. I think it simply did not reflect the reality of the code and the statutory guidance that we have…
, Plenary
The Curriculum for Wales—Relationships and Sexuality Education Code
Deputy Llywydd, may I thank those Members who've contributed on the code that is the subject of our debate today? May I first of all thank Sioned Williams for the way she framed her comments during this debate? The substance of contributions is important, but…
, Plenary
The Curriculum for Wales—Relationships and Sexuality Education Code
Children have the right to access information that keeps them safe from harm and that allows them to navigate the complex world we live in—one that is very different to the world that we grew up in. As a society, we're becoming ever more aware of advances in…
, Plenary
The Curriculum for Wales—Relationships and Sexuality Education Code
Thank you, Llywydd. I am very pleased to move the relationships and sexuality education code for consideration by the Senedd. We need to help our children and young people to go from strength to strength in all aspects of life, so that they grow to be adults…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
He is right that the new curriculum does have this at its heart, and I'm sure that he, in visiting his local schools, as I do in schools right across Wales, sees the potential that learning about food—where it comes from, how to prepare it, how to eat…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
The Curriculum for Wales will be rolled out from September 2022. Schools and settings across Wales continue to progress in line with national expectations, drawing on national and regional support and professional learning. This is backed up by £7.24 million…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I thank the Member for that question. I don't accept the premise of the question that Wales has been given this money by the UK Government. There are taxpayers in Wales who've contributed to that resource as well, and we're perfectly entitled to our share of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Over 460 schools have benefited from the small and rural schools grant, with funding of over £10 million in the previous Senedd term and £2.5 million in this financial year. In addition, a number of small and rural schools have received capital funding from…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I agree with the Member. The cylchoedd Ti a Fi are a very important step on the journey to Welsh-medium education. They do provide an opportunity for young children to socialise and play through the medium of Welsh, and also an opportunity for parents to meet…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I will be delighted to do that. I'm going to struggle to find time for anything else, I think, at the end of this session today, but I certainly will.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Through Welsh Government grant support, Mudiad Meithrin maintains and supports Ti a Fi provision across Wales. In addition, through our programme of extending provision, cylchoedd Ti a Fi are being established to support the development of new cylchoedd…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I agree entirely about how important it is to provide free lessons for those up to the age of 25, and expand the role of the coleg Cymraeg and the national centre. Those were also part of the work programme for 'Cymraeg 2050' that I stated over the summer…
