, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
Thanks, Chair. I was just going to reiterate the same things. Just on the equality point, really, and the fact that this has cross-portfolio benefits, not just education. So, it has already been covered. But the specific point I wanted to make is that we are…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Firstly, can I echo the comments made by the Member for Caerphilly and about the heartbreaking news about those two deaths in Caerphilly following incidents with XL bully dogs? Jack Lis and Shirley Patrick were both killed by XL bullies, and we've seen…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
It's clear from the budget that this Government pays little regard to leisure facilities and sporting facilities in Wales. Small sports clubs are struggling, of course, at the moment, with maintenance as well as the energy costs that have already been…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: International Day of Disabled People
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Minister, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a day to celebrate the achievements of disabled people around the world, as well as to keep pushing for those rights for those with disabilities. There…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: PISA Results 2022
Thank you for your statement, Minister, and thank you to our workforce. I want to also reiterate that. This is by no means a reflection on them. You and your Government have failed education in Wales now for over two decades. Never has this been more apparent…
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Statement by Sam Rowlands—Introduction of a Member-proposed Bill: Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
Firstly, congratulations to Sam Rowlands, my colleague who represents North Wales, on introducing this Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill today. It’s a pleasure to speak on this first reading, and I wholeheartedly support his Bill. I know how much…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I'm getting quite used to hearing this 'It's not me, guv' attitude from the Minister. Once again, we've been delivered another load of empty words, which is becoming a speciality of yours. David Blackwell, headteacher of Sir Richard Gwyn Catholic High School…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, you keep mentioning small pots of money that you've provided. The reality on the ground is that schools are struggling, and whatever you say you're doing, it's clearly not working. Perhaps it's because this Labour Government has chronically…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Diolch, Presiding Officer. Minister, we've recently seen school governors submit a 7,000-strong petition and give evidence raising grave concerns about the 'frightening' financial situation facing schools in Wales, with warnings that some schools are…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Minister. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you. Just a really quick question, Chair—I see that we're out of time nearly. It's a question from our online advisory group, Minister: why can't we adequately subsidise children's education, which is something that's going to make a difference to the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Minister. The committee has heard that learners with ALN are more likely to be excluded, or informally excluded. To what extent do you believe that exclusions are caused by a failure of a school to make reasonable adjustments?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Minister. The committee has heard that there is an increasing practice of schools using reduced timetables for some learners, often for very long periods of time, denying a child's right to education. To what extent do you believe this can be…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Minister. Moving on now to more questions on resources. The committee has heard that schools do not have the resources to meet all disabled children's needs and they end up providing what they're able to rather than what is necessary. How would you…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
That's good to hear, Minister. The committee has heard that local authority accessibility strategies are not up to date and that families may have difficulties in finding information on how accessible schools are. Has there been any evaluation of the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Minister. We often focus, don't we, on the Victorian estate and the older buildings, but there are some concerns around the new buildings, the twenty-first century community schools. I recently visited Croesyceiliog School, a beautiful school with…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Chair. My questions are to the Minister for education on the school estate, for the first couple of questions, if that's all right. The committee has heard that some older school buildings may not be accessible for disabled learners, and that…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Update on the implementation of Additional Learning Needs reforms
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Your statement, I have to say, paints an extremely different picture of the state of ALN in our schools to the one I hear week in, week out, in our schools, Minister, and the evidence we've collected in our children and…
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Questions to the First Minister
I'd like to second what my colleague has already pointed out, First Minister, and ask you what steps the Welsh Government are taking to proactively ensure that anyone that wants IVF on the NHS gets the same opportunities across the health boards in…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
I'm thankful to the Welsh Conservatives and Russell George for tabling this important debate today on enhancing and improving technology in our Welsh NHS—tech that is, of course, revolutionising our services. Our support for the NHS is unwavering. We all want…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Reform of the School Year
Yes, thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd just like to make a point of order and just reassure the Chamber that the quote that the Minister kindly read out at the end of his contribution, answering to me, was about the school day, not the school year. So…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Reform of the School Year
Thank you for your statement, Gweinidog. Minister, are you really so comfortable within your Cardiff Bay bubble that you no longer have any idea about what the education sector's urgent priorities are on the ground in Wales? As you well know, Welsh education…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 12
A more joined-up approach.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 12
Before a child starts in an early years nursery, for example, or going into school, what do you think about the information that's available to them? Do you think they're being given good enough information for their child's specific needs, or do you think…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 12
To what extent do you think families are being given that reliable, honest, accessible information about their choices in regard to both childcare and education, specific to their child's needs? Do you think there's enough being done there? We've heard that…
