, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Well, I think it means different things, doesn’t it, really? For the curriculum we’ve got a very extensive range of curriculum framework legislation and guidance in place, but I know from talking to heads and others that some of them are feeling that the…
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Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair, for that question. And can I say that I'm, despite the nerve-wracking nature of appearances like this, very pleased to be here, and I do really welcome the ongoing work that the committee is doing monitoring our reforms? I think…
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The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration and Further Education Teacher Qualifications) (Wales) Order 2024
Diolch. I move the motion to approve the Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration and Further Education Teacher Qualifications) (Wales) Order 2024. The main focus of the Order is to extend the categories of education practitioners…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
Two weeks ago, the First Minister set out his priorities in a statement in this Chamber. Sustained improvements in educational attainment, alongside wider support for children and young people, were among his top priorities for the Welsh Government to…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank the Conservatives for bringing forward this debate today? The Conservative group will not be surprised to hear me say that I disagree with much of the content of their motion, but I do recognise the seriousness of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Education
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Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
Thank you very much, Lee, and I'm recognising this is particularly shocking for people who knew the school, and particularly distressing. Your points on social media are really well made, and it's very important that we let the police undertake their…
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Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
Thank you very much, Joyce, for those comments and for re-emphasising the importance of people not sharing social media footage of what happened today. I also echo what you've said about the council's process for handling the situation today. All schools have…
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Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
Thank you for those very important points, and I would certainly echo what you've said about social media. We know that the police have been very clear in asking people not to share any social media footage from the school while they investigate this…
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Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
Thank you very much, Adam Price, for that supplementary. I'm aware that you attended the school, as did other Members in the Chamber, and that that is very upsetting, and we're all very shocked by the events of today. And, like you, I'm really relieved that…
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Emergency Question: Incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
I'm deeply concerned to hear about the awful incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman earlier today, and my thoughts are with the pupils, staff and families involved. I'm being kept updated on developments, and my officials are providing support where needed. It is too…
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Debate on the General Principles of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
The details of this will differ from school to school, depending on the school space, and the age and development of the learners. This recognises that what engages learners best and is most supportive for them to develop a lifelong love of the outdoors will…
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Debate on the General Principles of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I start by thanking Sam Rowlands and his team for his work on this Bill, and also thank him for his engagement with myself and my predecessor? I'd also like to thank the Chairs and members of the three scrutiny committees for…
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Short Debate: Saving lives and protecting our communities—The case for overdose prevention centres
Thank you. I'm very happy to commit to working with the PCCs. We've got a really strong partnership approach in Wales. We've got a policing and partnership board for Wales, which the PCCs sit on along with police representation and cross-Government Ministers…
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Short Debate: Saving lives and protecting our communities—The case for overdose prevention centres
My officials then met with the new chair of the area planning board in January, to discuss this and asked to be kept updated on developments. Following this meeting, my officials have not received any updates. My officials have also spoken to South Wales…
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Short Debate: Saving lives and protecting our communities—The case for overdose prevention centres
Well, you're aware, Sioned, of our position on this, and the conversations that have taken place with the UK Labour Party. Obviously, there are further discussions that will take place about this going forward, but I have to operate with what the law is now…
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Short Debate: Saving lives and protecting our communities—The case for overdose prevention centres
Thank you very much, acting Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank Peredur for tabling this debate today and for the points that he has made? And I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank him for the continued work he's undertaken with the cross-party…
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Vaughan Gething.
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Short Debate: The Spot Leukaemia campaign and access to blood tests
Our broader approach is set out in the quality statement for cancer, and this includes blood cancers. It seeks to bring clinicians together in Wales for each main type of cancer to work together on how to improve services. We do this through the NHS…
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Short Debate: The Spot Leukaemia campaign and access to blood tests
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and can I thank Mark Isherwood for bringing forward this short debate on leukaemia, a relatively rare type of cancer that affects blood stem cells, given around 300 people in Wales are diagnosed with the condition a year?…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
Thank you very much, Huw, for your welcome. I'm really sorry to hear about your friend. That's something that affects people for the rest of their lives, and it's that 'what if?', isn't it, really, and it's important that we all remember that, as well as…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
Thank you very much, Jayne, for your kind words and for your welcome for the two strategies today, and thank you for the work that you do with the suicide prevention cross-party group. It's incredibly important. And as you've highlighted, poverty and…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
Thank you very much, Jack. Can I pay tribute to the work you've been doing? I recognise that it's really hard to talk about the experiences that you've been through, but it will make a huge difference to people hearing you, and we've talked a lot about…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
Thank you very much, Mabon, for your comments and your positive response to the statement, highlighting very important issues. And I completely agree with you that, on things like stigma, we haven't cracked it yet, we've got more work that we need to do, and…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
Thank you very much, James, for that very positive response to the statement, and can I just take this opportunity, Dirprwy Lywydd, to just place on record my thanks to Welsh Government officials for all their work on these two strategies? It's not an easy…
