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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Attendance Guidance
… the policy recognises that fact. The policy that we have in place does ensure that the cost of school uniform is as low as possible, and that is is also a recognition of that. So, there are … guidance published today is that broader trend, looking at the whole system in terms of ensuring access to school, and that this goes hand in hand with the range of other things that we're doing …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1
… essentials grant, which provides funding to households of pupils eligible for free school meals annually for things like school uniform, other associated costs with education, so maybe that could be used by families to buy things like coats …
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… significant difference to many low-income families across Wales, helping to reduce the worries surrounding the purchase of school uniform and equipment, for example. Funding of £2.5 million has been made available for families in north Wales …
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
… families, around Wales, helping to remove some of the worry, at least, around, for example, the purchase of school uniforms, kit and other equipment. In addition to what I've just said in response to the earlier question …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—evidence session 5
Lovely. Thank you very much for that, Sally. I've got one final question, and that's around school uniforms, and particularly girls, and how much do you think they actually play a part in the sexual harassment …
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… the secondary sector and to ensure that school governors do deliver against their statutory responsibilities in terms of school uniform. How will you act on this …
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
… showing some progress. In addition to that, she mentioned that we have been consulting on changing guidance on school uniform. The new guidance hasn't yet been published, but I intend to do that in the next few … this issue. Most do see this as an important priority already. There are important guidelines available to schools from Children in Wales, which does explain to headteachers and to governing bodies how they can ensure that the costs …
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
… grants to those in most need, and £315,000 allocated in Gwynedd to help with the cost of school uniform and equipment. So, those are important figures, just in terms of highlighting how that funding is reaching people …
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Questions to the First Minister
… the side of the road outside Betws mine, where I stood at dawn in my school uniform, the rain running down my cheek, arm in arm with my brother and my father, my mother's words of determined … can change the nature of politics itself, so that the striking miner's son, once on free school meals himself, helps make them universal; that the young activist who occupied an executive home, gold taps and all …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 1
… sense, because local government does make very important decisions that do impact people's lives, on things like school uniforms or council tax levels. So, it's not as easy to measure on a form, but …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… big difference to many lower income families across Wales, helping to reduce the worry surrounding the purchase of school uniform and equipment. Funding of £13.6 million has been made available for this grant …
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Questions to the First Minister
… the consultation exercise. The consultation exercise was clear that parents and, indeed, teachers still feel that a school uniform is a useful adjunct to an education, but they don't want it to be a barrier to education …
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Questions to the First Minister
… Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government support with the cost of school uniform for learners and their families? OQ59582
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Questions to the First Minister
… real difference to many lower income families across Wales, helping to reduce the worry surrounding the purchase of school uniform and equipment. Funding of £13.6 million has been made available for this grant in the current financial year …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
… that we published some work around 2019 on free school meals and pupil development grant access, so the school uniform grant, and we found that lots of local authorities were doing a system where if you've got …
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Questions to the First Minister
… that scheme up to over £23 million for this financial year. The Minister intends to update our statutory school uniform guidance and launch a consultation on proposed changes—sorry, that consultation is currently out …
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—Take-up of Benefits Bill
… seen, when we talked about the cost of the school day, that guidance on school uniform isn't always adhered to, and that's why 'in many cases' isn't good enough. That's why this kind …
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Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill—Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
… looking at how we provide for those families who are currently in receipt of grants in terms of school uniform et cetera, we would love to see this expanded so that more children and young people can benefit …
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Update on Free School Meals
… range of other things available for school pupils, and it's important that they apply for those too—school uniform, for example. But you will have heard the First Minister say earlier today that we're looking for …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Update on the Cost of Living
… every eligible child gets a free school meal, or looking at how they can reduce the costs of school uniforms, to health visitors encouraging families to claim all the help that is available there for them. We need …