, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education
Thank you, Heledd Fychan, for those questions. She's right to say that the situation has been something that we've wanted to address for years. I remember when I was in school taking advantage of free music lessons and, as the Member was able to, I was able…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education
I thank Laura Anne Jones for the constructive questions that she has raised today and for the support that she's given to the proposals that I've announced in my statement. She asked whether the proposals were the right way of going about ensuring consistency…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education
The National Music Service will be made up of key partners and organisations working together as a hub, with the Welsh Local Government Association, as the lead body, responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the service and its work programmes. They…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Experiencing he joy of music, in all its forms, should be at the heart of every school and education setting. But we know that, for too long, learning to play an instrument has been for the few who can afford the tuition…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 21: Sixth Forms (Amendments 191, 48, 192, 49, 193, 194, , 50, 195, 196, 197, 198)
Thank you, Chair and committee. Thank you very much.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 21: Sixth Forms (Amendments 191, 48, 192, 49, 193, 194, , 50, 195, 196, 197, 198)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Before I speak to the amendments in this group, I'd like to put on record my thanks to the stakeholders who have worked with us to refine the changes that the Bill makes to the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013. This has…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 20: Dissolution of Higher Education Corporations (Amendments 138, 139, 37, 38)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I'll start, if I may, by speaking to the first of the amendments tabled in my name, which is amendment 37, and that is a response to the recommendation of this committee regarding the power of Welsh Ministers to dissolve higher education…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 19: Information (Amendments 133, 36, 134, 135, 136, 137)
Diolch Cadeirydd. I cannot support amendment 133, which amends section 126 of the Bill, which would remove the ability of the Welsh Ministers to request data from the commission relating to, or obtained in the exercise of, any of its functions. This…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 18: Welsh Ministers’ Funding Powers (Amendments 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118)
I can't support amendment 91, which removes section 89 of the Bill. This section enables Ministers to fund a very limited range of higher education courses, in line with their existing powers, Chair, under the Learning and Skills Act 2000. The Bill does not…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 18: Welsh Ministers’ Funding Powers (Amendments 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118)
Thank you, Chair. I call on Members to reject all amendments in this group.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 17: Outcome Agreements, Funding Controls and Transparency (Amendments 89, 121, 123, 124)
Thank you, Chair. As we've heard, amendment 89 seeks to remove the ability of Ministers to require the commission to enter into outcome agreements with the bodies it funds. I don't agree with the amendment, Chair, because outcome agreements are a core…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 16: Welsh Ministers’ Intervention Powers, Reports on Financial Sustainability, Financial Support Directions (Amendments 82, 83, 84, 85, 33, 87, 122)
Thank you, Chair. I can't support amendments 82, 83, 84 and 85. These amendments, as we have heard, would remove the sections of the Bill that enable Welsh Ministers to intervene in the conduct of providers of further education where they are satisfied that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 15: Quality Assurance (Amendments 31, 80, 81)
Chair, thank you. Some of those matters are questions for the commission, once it's established, of course, but Members will be aware of the priority that the Welsh Government, including in the co-operation agreement, attaches to degree apprenticeships, and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 15: Quality Assurance (Amendments 31, 80, 81)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. In developing the amendments to the continuous improvement strategic duty in respect of learners' views, consideration was also given to how the Bill could be further strengthened in this respect. So, amendment 31, tabled in my name, adds…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 14: Registration (Amendments 23, 24, 25, 26, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 27, 28, 29, 30)
Chair, I think my opening remarks cover my submission. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 14: Registration (Amendments 23, 24, 25, 26, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 27, 28, 29, 30)
Amendment 24 ensures consistency in the consultation requirements relating to the initial and general registration conditions by requiring the commission, if it appears appropriate, to consult before publishing a document setting out its initial registration…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 14: Registration (Amendments 23, 24, 25, 26, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 27, 28, 29, 30)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. The Bill, as introduced, does not require the commission to consult prior to publishing a document specifying the requirements that providers must meet to satisfy the initial registration conditions.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 13: Senedd Procedure and Process for Making Regulations (Amendments 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 78, 79, 86, 88, 93, 94, 125, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 39, 146, 40, 148, 149)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. The amendments in this group tabled in my name are in response to recommendations of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. Amendment 61 requires general directions under section 19 of the Bill to be made by statutory…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 12: Charity Protections (Amendments 20, 21, 22, 41)
I do.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 12: Charity Protections (Amendments 20, 21, 22, 41)
I don't, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 12: Charity Protections (Amendments 20, 21, 22, 41)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. The amendments in this group respond to calls from stakeholders for refinement of the general protection duty in respect of compatibility with charity law and the governing documents of tertiary education providers, or they make technical…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 11: Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech (Amendments 17, 18, 19, 56, 57, 58, 59)
Thank you, Chair. Just in relation to amendments 56, 57, 58 and 59, I agree that they go further than my amendment, but they go further, I'm afraid, in the opposite direction and take us to a world where there is less freedom of speech rather than more, and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 11: Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech (Amendments 17, 18, 19, 56, 57, 58, 59)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. The amendments in this group tabled in my name respond to the recommendations of this committee. These amendments confirm and ensure that the Bill provides appropriate protections in relation to the academic freedom of higher education…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 10: Drafting, Technical and General Interpretation Amendments (Amendments 11, 12, 32, 147, 46, 47)
Just to restate what I said in my opening remarks, Chair, that amendment 32 responds to the recommendations in the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 10: Drafting, Technical and General Interpretation Amendments (Amendments 11, 12, 32, 147, 46, 47)
Chair, thank you. The amendments in this group are all minor and technical in nature, or they relate to Senedd procedure or they provide for consequential amendments. Amendments 11 and 12 are minor technical amendments that ensure consistency in the drafting…
