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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
Well, can I just firstly say that I thought very much that the Member's contribution started off better than it ended? I congratulate her on her use of Welsh in the Chamber, and encourage much more of that. So, she made a number of wide-ranging points, some…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. The large number of second homes and short-term holiday accommodation we have in some parts of Wales have provoked strong feelings for some years. In these communities, there is an understandable sense of injustice that people can…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for the question and the example that he's given to Welsh-language learners in using Welsh in the Chamber today. The point that he made is an important one: that we do need to collaborate regionally in order to ensure the success of…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
I thank Alun Davies for those questions and for his contribution towards what we are discussing today. We wouldn't be having this discussion if it weren't for the work that he did as Minister for the Welsh language. In terms of our expectations on the census…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
I thank Heledd Fychan for those questions and the welcome that she’s given to this afternoon’s statement and to the report for the first reporting year. In terms of the strategic plans, I would say that much ambition has been demonstrated by each and every…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
I thank Sam Kurtz for those questions. May I echo and identify myself with the final comment he made in his contribution? Everyone has an opportunity but also a responsibility to ensure that we do our very best for the Welsh language, and we have a plan here…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
Next week, I will launch the final plan, and I will share the details with you in due course. However, it's fair to say that it's an innovative plan that will make a very real difference to people's lives, to communities, and indeed to our language, in all…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Cymraeg 2050 Annual Report 2021-22
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Today, I present the annual report on our Welsh language strategy, 'Cymraeg 2050: A million Welsh speakers', for the 2021-22 financial year. At the beginning of the sixth Senedd, we published our five-year work programme for…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
We do value their skills, their dedication and their professionalism. The contribution of teachers to the well-being of our young people and the well-being of our nation is immense. The amazing work they do to shape young lives and make sure that every single…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
I thank the Member for those further questions. I also attended the event earlier today, and listened to the evidence from a teacher, who happens to be from my own constituency, discussing her experience of being in school and providing that broader support…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
On the point about managing workload, we have had for some time a process that has engaged teachers, teaching unions, Government and other partners and stakeholders in the education system to look at what we can do to remove those elements of workload that…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
I thank the Member for that range of questions. He will be aware of the increase in the number of teachers applying to ITE in recent years, and I'm sure he will be welcoming that. He will also be aware of the work we are doing to promote teaching as an…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
Recognising the additional burden on education staff, particularly following the pandemic, and to support the professional learning entitlement, I am consulting on extending the provision of an additional in-service training day for the next three academic…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
Our national offer must be consistent and of the highest quality. I can therefore announce we will introduce a new validation process to ensure all national professional learning is quality assured and recognised. I am also pleased to inform you that a new…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Supporting the Education Workforce
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I've made it clear that we cannot support the well-being of pupils and provide high-quality education unless the workforce feel that they are being supported. That means that workforce well-being must be at the forefront of…
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Short Debate: Delivering on universal free school meals: The challenges and opportunities
Absolutely. I agree that it is an important opportunity for us to bring a whole-school approach to healthy eating. I think it's absolutely one of the key opportunities. The first opportunity that we have in terms of embedding healthy, nutritious food as part…
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Short Debate: Delivering on universal free school meals: The challenges and opportunities
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I’d like to begin by thanking Jenny Rathbone for bringing this short debate to the Senedd Chamber. Jenny’s work and passion in this area, and in the broader area of food policy, is obviously very well known to us, but I’d also like to…
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Short Debate: Delivering on universal free school meals: The challenges and opportunities
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Just on the question of reserves specifically, I do take the Member's point that there is obviously a variable picture in different schools, and if you don't have the reserves, then this isn't applicable to that school. But the overall picture across the…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
The rise in inflation is having a significant impact on all public services and will affect school budgets. We know that school reserves are currently in a higher position, and we support local authorities in working with schools to manage their budgets in…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Well, as a former young ornithologist myself, I pay close attention to what the RSPB tells us in terms of the connection of young people with nature. I'm sure that most of us will recognise, from our own experience, just how important and enjoyable that is at…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Learning on the environment is mandatory in the Curriculum for Wales. The statements of what matters for the humanities and the science and technology areas of learning and experience include explicit references to the environment, to ensure that learners…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Well, the Member will know that it's the Government's hope as well that we can do more in the area of free school meals, but the extension that the Member refers to in his question is one where we would need to make the kinds of cuts in other parts of our…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Ensuring the school estate is fit for purpose is vital to creating a positive learning environment. This is why, since 2014, we have invested £1.22 billion through the whole of the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme, against a total programme…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Well, student support rates are in fact increased each year in line with our policy, and I'll be making statements about that in the coming weeks. We already have in Wales the most progressive student support system of any part of the UK, and I'm very proud…
