15 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Circular economy opportunities and outcomes of Circular Economy Hotspot Cymru 2024
… can provide high quality, low-cost reused furniture and fittings, domestic appliances, sports equipment, cloth nappies, school uniforms . We're seeing so much more now being reused and recycled. Borrowing household tools through Benthyg—I borrowed a jet …
24 January 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 6
… guessing again with the cost pressures on families that much of that is probably being absorbed just by school uniform alone, and there isn't much flexibility about where else that may be spent. So, those two grant …
27 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… isn't available to all pupils. That's why measures such as the new affordability requirements for school uniform are also important, and the work that we're doing more broadly to drive down the cost of the …
24 March 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 7
… incidents happen often on school buses and walking home from school . I think if pupils are still in school uniform , then there is a case for dealing with that within school policies. But I think the problem …
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Finance Committee Debate: Welsh Government's spending priorities for the 2025-26 budget
… focus group told me that the cost of the school day is steadily increasing, particularly in terms of school uniform , visits and equipment. Again this year, and particularly from those we spoke to at the Urdd Eisteddfod, people …
10 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
… steps is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that schools in South Wales Central are implementing the statutory school uniform policies that came into force last year? OQ61435
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Wales's World-class Recycling
… provide vital support for the cost-of-living crisis, by providing, for example, furniture, domestic appliances, sports equipment, school uniforms , or enabling people to borrow expensive household tools and equipment such as pressure washers or carpet cleaners. Ultimately …
11 June 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… Wales—but the help we provide, whether it's prescriptions or a whole range of other areas, including school uniform as well. We do those things deliberately to make a practical difference. Our means to make that difference …
25 September 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s Draft Child Poverty Strategy: evidence session 2
… poverty, whether that’s through having benefit checks, whether that’s through providing food parcel pick-up points, school uniform recycling, and so on and so forth. But that is variable and very much down to the initiative …
10 January 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Child poverty and educational attainment
… also invested in support with the cost of the school day, issuing guidance on the affordability of school uniforms , as Sioned Williams acknowledged, and delivering the national music service and our book gifting offer. This all reinforces our … potential. Llywydd, we are reminded in this debate of the appalling fact that too many children go to school hungry. This is why we committed to increase the availability of free school meals. As part of our …
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… are still struggling to make ends meet. Teachers speak of having to raise funds, of having to run school uniform exchange schemes, but, even then, not being able to meet the demand. So, we're talking about children …
27 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… not all schools are complying with the guidance. Unfortunately, we know that costs are still a problem with school uniforms . One of the things in yesterday's report was a request for Ministers to chair meetings to ensure … the ground. Recommendation 9 of the expert group suggested that the Welsh Government extends provision of free school meals to years 7 to 11 for those households in receipt of universal credit without a cap on earnings from …
23 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
… school essentials grant as an example of this. Only requiring schools to have regard to the guidance on school uniform doesn't ensure that the grant goes as far as it could. I'd also like to know … health inequalities, but there are no measures to address this, although calls by the expert group for free school meals for all secondary school children from households in receipt of universal credit would be a huge preventative investment …
23 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
… our approach to tackling poverty and supporting those experiencing poverty. Free school meals, the school essentials grant, updated school uniform guidance, education maintenance allowance increased from £30 to £40, free prescriptions, free period products and our partnership with … people and their families have opportunities to realise their potential. Flying Start, the early years integration transformation programme, school holiday provision, the 'Talk With Me: Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) Delivery Plan', are all examples of how …
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
… essentials grant, which supports children who are eligible for free school meals to pay for the costs of schools uniform , but also some of the kinds of kit that we are talking about here—outdoor clothing and …
27 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… that we've been able to do just that. In terms of the point that you made about school uniforms , there is a requirement on governing bodies to review their policies, and so that will happen over the … important that we ensure that this is in place for every family. Families that are eligible for free school meals are facing particular pressures, but there are many other families that aren't eligible but also see costs …
23 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
… help to reduce poverty and help people in poverty. And, of course, they talk about the cost of school uniforms , trips and activities. They say the benefits system can be difficult to use. That's why the child …
17 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… well, for primary schools ; the school essentials grant; the rise in the educational maintenance allowance; the assistance with school uniforms —all of these things really matter to constituents in some of the most disadvantaged situations within my community …
10 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Calling time on child poverty: how Wales can do better'
… remain at this year's heightened level for the next financial year. Coupled with the refreshed guidance around school uniforms , this will be of benefit to children and young people in Cynon Valley and elsewhere. Secondly, I want …
25 September 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s Draft Child Poverty Strategy: evidence session 3
… the substantive issues that they were talking about and experiencing. So, the basics: food, education, healthcare, clothing, school uniform , housing—how and where in the strategy are these basic, fundamental issues and human rights being addressed and responded … amongst children, young people and families is going to be addressed. It talks about some of the free school meals programmes that are already under way, but then, confusingly, it talks about using the learning from the roll …