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The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021
The Government originally proposed to deal with this via the correction slip method available in some circumstances. However, instead, I propose to replace 'section 13(7)' with 'section 13(1)' on making the regulations, should these be approved by the Senedd…
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The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021
Thank you, Deputy Llywydd. I'd like to draw Members' attention to a technical scrutiny point raised by the committee in its report. As is explained in the Government's response to the report, this is a typographical error, as section 13(7) doesn't exist in…
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The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The regulations before you today, if approved, will amend the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015 to provide for the exceptions to the requirement to have a personal education plan, which, in turn, will continue the existing…
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The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Thank you, Deputy Llywydd. These regulations are a little more complex than the ones that follow, so I will take a few moments to explain their purpose and effect. The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 amended section 83 of…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
I thank Buffy Williams for that question, and I think that the fact that some of it was in Welsh is fantastic. In terms of what we're doing to encourage people to learn Welsh, a lot of the work that Mudiad Meithrin do is having a great and positive impact on…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
Well, of course, I answer in my capacity as education Minister rather than as a local Member for Neath. I can say that Neath Port Talbot's full business case for the proposal of the school in Pontardawe has been postponed at present by the Welsh Government…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
I thank Alun Davies for that question, and I also thank him for his work in the last Senedd on this agenda, which is so important to the work that we're proceeding with at the end of the last Senedd term and the start of this term. So, I thank him for his…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
Well, I want to reflect on the point that was raised about the importance of fair access in every part of Wales for pupils who want a Welsh-medium education. That’s certainly the objective of the Welsh Government and that’s certainly the call from us to local…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
I thank Hefin David for that question; it’s an important question. Pupils from non-Welsh-speaking families have faced specific challenges during this recent period and I want to pay tribute to the work of the national centre and for their innovation over the…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
I thank Siân Gwenllian for welcoming the work programme. This is a change of gear. Every Senedd is a new opportunity to look again at what we've already delivered and also what's in front of us, and an opportunity for us to set new targets and new priorities…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
I thank the spokesperson for his comments. I agree entirely that we don't want a culture to develop in terms of 'us and them'. The Welsh language belongs to everyone. Many people in Wales can speak some Welsh and many more are willing to learn more Welsh…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Cymraeg 2050
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm pleased to have an opportunity today to update the Senedd on the next steps that the Welsh Government will take to implement the Cymraeg 2050 strategy. The journey to 1 million speakers and to double the daily use of…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
I thank Siân Gwenllian for the questions. In terms of clear expectations, I agree with her that that's needed. I intend, before the autumn term, to reintroduce the document that shows the pathway to 2022, and look jointly at the process of moving to the…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
I thank the Conservative spokesperson for her questions, and I'm pleased that she welcomes the flexibility that my statement describes, which I think is a proportionate response to the variability in parts of the sector in terms of preparedness. The decisions…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
As we undertake reform, it's clear that we are in a different place to the one that we imagined when the guidance for the Curriculum for Wales was published 18 months ago. On the one hand, I recognise that the preparation time for the curriculum will have…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Since becoming Minister for Education and Welsh Language, I have set out our priority to put the well-being and progression of learners at the heart of everything that we do. I've been talking to practitioners in schools…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
I thank the Member for that question. In relation to what the next academic year looks like, she'll be mindful of the announcements I made yesterday in relation to categorisation and in relation to school performance measures and their suspension for the…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
Thank you to Siân Gwenllian for those questions. In terms of the questions on fees, well, the provision that we have ensured today as well as what the Welsh Joint Education Committee has provided, ensures that the examination costs are halved. I think it is…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
I thank the welcome that the Member gave to that statement. She's posed a series of questions; I'll do my best to try and run through them as comprehensively but briefly as I can. I don't think it's helpful to talk about grade inflation. We will see that some…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
To promote fairness and consistency, this flexibility has been scaffolded by guidance, by exemplar materials and professional learning. The Welsh Government has provided over £9 million to support schools and colleges as well as allocating a national inset…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
Thank you, Llywydd. In my statement on ‘Renew and reform’, I confirmed that we would be putting learners first, supporting their well-being and confidence and providing opportunities for them to develop key skills and knowledge to enable them to make…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Renew and reform: Supporting learners' well-being and progression
Thank you to the Member for his question. Well, we will make sure that our schools are funded in order to be able to continue the good work that they are doing now and to be able to introduce the curriculum in a way that benefits learners right across Wales…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Renew and reform: Supporting learners' well-being and progression
I thank Vikki Howells for the questions that she has asked. I think it is important to recognise that we need to bring a fresh pair of eyes to the question of the bureaucracy or some of the burdens in terms of administration that we place on the profession…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Renew and reform: Supporting learners' well-being and progression
I thank Darren Millar for that important question. The point in his question that I think struck me as essential is to listen to the voices of children and young people who are affected by this, and I met with the children's commissioner recently, and…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Renew and reform: Supporting learners' well-being and progression
I thank Rhianon Passmore for that and for her continuing championing of the needs and interests of young people right across Wales, as well as her own constituency of Islwyn. I join with her in congratulating the educational workforce in the school that she…
