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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Additional learning needs
Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Presiding Officer. I’m honoured to open this both vital and timely debate this afternoon and move our motion tabled in the name of my colleague, Darren Millar. I’m glad that the Welsh Conservatives have been able to use their time to…
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Debate on Children, Young People and Education Committee Report—'Mental Health support in Higher Education'
I'd first like to start by thanking and paying tribute to our fabulous committee Chair, Jayne Bryant, our brilliant committee clerk I see up there, and the whole of our CYP team, as well, of course, as my fellow committee members for enabling this report, as…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. Our summer and agricultural shows truly embody the best of what Wales has to offer, and I thoroughly enjoy supporting them across my region of South Wales East, and beyond, and enjoy the world-class produce that my region boasts. We need…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
3. What support is the Welsh Government offering to agricultural shows in South Wales East? OQ59657
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister, that's excellent news. There seems to be a theme today on sharing of best practice and information between our councils, and it's something that I'm finding is lacking in policy areas across the board. Despite the sharing of best practice…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to facilitate the sharing of best practice and information between councils? OQ59656
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I've spoken to you about it numerous times, and we've heard it in the CYPE committee. Obviously, there's a multitude of reasons why there are such high levels of absenteeism, but one of the contributing factors is the lack of school transport and the cost of…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
8. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to reduce school absenteeism? OQ59620
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. I know you're always keen for me to bring ideas to the floor of the Senedd to help you, so here we go. You said here, just now, that we need to understand the scale of the problem. So, why don't you host a national summit on violence in…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister, and I'm glad that something is finally starting to be done about it, because, with Wales already experiencing a Welsh Government-made teaching number crisis, thanks to consecutive lacklustre Welsh Government efforts, it is clear to me…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, I want to ask you about a seemingly hidden crisis within our Welsh schools. Thousands of violent incidents in primary schools, and hundreds in secondary schools, have been recorded in Wales. The University of Roehampton, in London…
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Thank you. You've talked about problems in school that children face, you've talked about problems after school in after-school activities, but what about getting to school? What about school transport? What do you think the barriers are there, please?
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Absolutely. That sounds as though it should be absolutely fundamentally part of training. Did you want to say something else there?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. You've already highlighted the problems around ALN support in schools because of children not being identified quickly enough, and therefore the funding's not there to provide the teaching support that is needed. That is obviously a problem…
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
Yes. Anyone else?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Yes, some of what you're saying is quite harrowing, actually—some of the experiences we're hearing today, but thank you for sharing them with us, all of you. Georgia, you've already touched on it, as have you all, the barriers to providing—…
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
Thank you very much for sharing that with us. I don't think any of us were aware of the comment that you said, but just to say that there is a process, there is a standards commissioner in the Senedd, so if there is anything that you would like to report, you…
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Yes. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Yes, unfortunately, you're right. School's a cruel time, isn't it? But even more so if you're disabled, it seems. But what extent—? You've already mentioned it, I think, actually—Kat, you mentioned it; you said that transport's an issue, it's not easy to get…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Absolutely. Thank you. To what extent do you think think learners experience bullying within schools as a direct result of being disabled? Do you think that the support and intervention are adequate?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Absolutely. Thank you. Do you want to—?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Yes, 100 per cent. We're seeing there's a massive waiting list in terms of getting diagnosed quickly at the moment, isn't there, and, therefore, we haven't got the teachers and support in the classroom that are needed. How much do you—? What do you think…
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
The physical barriers are clear to us all, I think, immediately, as soon as we visit a school, about the accessibility side of things. But what about for those children who are deaf or struggle with their sight? What do you think about the barriers there?
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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Thank you. I think you’ve both just covered my first question to you, which was: what are the barriers to providing an inclusive statutory education for children? And the barriers around that, of course, and how accessible the school estate is—what have you…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Elective Home Education
Minister, thank you for your statement today, although I have to say I'm quite concerned by the statement. We in the Welsh Conservatives place parental choice above all else in importance when considering a child's education, and believe that this decision…
