30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you very much, Claire. Welcome to you all. What we have agreed to do today is to keep the structure of the session quite fluid. So, Members can ask questions, listen to the answers, and then respond with a further question, for instance. However, we…
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Diolch, Ruth.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Great. Thank you very much. Ruth.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
So, here we are with the general scrutiny session on the Welsh Government's work. It's my pleasure to welcome the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Cefin Campbell. Cefin, would you introduce Ruth and Claire, or feel free to introduce…
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. So, if there is nothing further on item 1, we will proceed to item 2.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr. For my part, I also used to work in higher education for a number of years, until May this year, and I also have close family that still work in higher education.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Diolch. Catherine.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you. Lis, would you like to come in too?
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
No problem. Thank you very much, Lynne. Mair.
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning. May I welcome you and the public today to the meeting of the Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee? The public items of the meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a record of proceedings will be published as…
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: 'New Ambition for Wales: Programme for Government 2026-2030'
Thank you for your statement, First Minister. It's great to see that raising standards in our schools continues to be one of this Government's key aspirations. And I believe that this was also clear from the statement made by the Cabinet Minister for…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
For many families, health visitors are a vital source of support during some of the most important and sometimes most difficult periods of their lives. This is highly skilled, highly responsible clinical work, and I am concerned that there are significant…
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 23 September
So, if we may move forward to item 3, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for the whole of the meeting next week. Is everyone content with that? Is…
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Papers to note
—that I would like to discuss as part of the meeting today. Also, there are a few letters from Ministers that I'd like to discuss in more detail. So, we'll have that opportunity, but thank you for noting that. Anyone else want to note anything before we move…
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Papers to note
I've also got concerns—
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Papers to note
Thank you, Lynne. I also have concerns about that issue, and would like to discuss.
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Papers to note
Okay. We'll move on to papers to note, item 2. You'll see that we have received 12 papers to note today. The purpose of this item is to note any relevant papers that have come to hand since we last met. These are letters from the committee and to us normally…
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Any other registered interests to declare? Okay. Diolch yn fawr.
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Any other declarations of interest from Members?
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
No problem at all. Diolch yn fawr, Lynne.
16 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Welcome, Members and the public, to this meeting of the Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee. This is our second meeting of the seventh Senedd. We'll go straight into item 1, which is introductions, apologies, substitutions and…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan
Minister, I warmly welcome the more central and clear role that the Government has identified for systematic synthetic phonics, and that won't be a surprise to you, I'm sure. I believe that there is a shared ambition across the Senedd to see this approach…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Review of Higher Education
Minister, this review comes at a vital time for higher education in Wales. The remit of the review is exciting and provides an opportunity to think boldly and creatively about how we want higher education to operate and, ultimately, deliver for Wales. One of…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Review of Higher Education
I'd also like to refer you to my register of interests, please. Until May, I used to work at a university in Wales, and I still have family members who work in the HE sector in Wales.
