, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
… solely responsible for giving the 12-year-old me a 'Yes for Wales' sticker to wear on my school uniform in March 1979. Political debate on devolution spanned the entirety of the twentieth century, but devolution's actual …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Homes for Ukraine scheme update
… visa process. There is a community on Anglesey that is ready to welcome a mother and daughter; the school uniform is ready to go. It is now nine days since the family on Anglesey began going through the …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… pockets of families who otherwise would have to pay for their prescriptions, for their free breakfasts, for their school uniforms—all those things that allow families to manage the other demands that we've been talking about this …
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
… the Cass review explicitly warned that social transition—that is, changing a child's name, pronouns or uniform at school—is not a neutral act and carries severe psychological risks, Plaid Cymru voted against these recommendations. Their manifesto …
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Education, young people and future generations
… make sure nobody is left behind, so we've had breakfast clubs for over 10 years, free school meals, uniform grants, Fit, Fed and Read during the summer, summer play schemes. You're seeing that now being repeated … the Labour Government in England. So, how does that make you feel? And also, because we have free school meals …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Tackling the impact of poverty on attainment
… million support for our school essentials grant. This will continue to ensure learners do not go without uniforms or school equipment and can participate fully in education. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David will report over the …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Lywydd. Trefnydd, a comprehensive school in my constituency has decided to remove skirts as a uniform option for all girls from its uniform policy, due to a few girls spoiling it for the many by hitching their … will the Minister for education make a statement outlining what guidance the Welsh Government gives schools on fair and proportionate uniform policies? Diolch …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
… cost-of-living crisis. That said, I am very mindful that the positive situation for reserves in schools isn't uniform across Wales, and there are schools that don't have those significant reserves that they …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
… have invested in universal primary free school meals, why we have things like the school essentials grant, so that getting an appropriate uniform doesn't become a barrier to going to school, and why we've got things … why the family engagement officers can really tackle those different issues. Schools are doing really amazing work in this space—they're providing uniforms, some of them have got washing machines and are washing the clothes for kids …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
… particular brand, particularly with outdoor clothing, actually. I think that's something to consider. In my school, we run a uniform bank at the minute. We encourage parents to drop off uniform. We stick it out the front …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
… due to parents and carers actually being in work but very low paid work. The cost of school supplies and uniforms places enormous pressure on struggling families, and the children's commissioner this week criticised the Government … really do need to really step up to ensure that no child is left behind this school year. So, could you outline specifically the actions that the Welsh Government is going to be taking to ensure the school …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
… there's an outdoor education centre in Caerphilly as well that we access. I think, in terms of schools' involvement in these types of visits in the past, they tend to be funded by parents, in terms … broader interpretation of what that money can be used on nowadays. We run a uniform bank inside school, and one of the things we have conversations with parents around is whether we can use that funding to support …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Our national mission—delivering on Wales’s education priorities
… could really make a difference. For example, although the Welsh Government has issued statutory guidance for school governing bodies on uniforms that covers issues of affordability, the only requirement is to have regard for the needs of children … have to wear a school badge or logo, despite the guidance—79 per cent—and they say that banning logos would put £75 on average back in the pockets of families. Banning non-uniform days would address poverty …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… The universal free school meals to which we are committed mean that Bridgend is already delivering universal free school meals to children in reception classes and in years 1 and 2. In Bridgend alone that means over … make here in Wales, and go on making. Only today the Minister for education has published new uniform guidance for schools—another practical measure to keep the cost for those families most at risk from the cost …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum for Wales Roll-out
… because, as Lynne Neagle also said as Chair, we recognise that the new curriculum will not be uniform across all schools, but it must be consistent. I recognise that there are some things that you've emphasised …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
… technocratic term. So, by calling it 'school essentials', we're trying to focus people on the uniform, the PE kit, the school trips, and there's a comms campaign that we are running in order to do that …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… several years, submitted written questions and spoken on the subject. But parents apply for free school meals, which also provides the uniform grant and pupil deprivation grant to the school. I’ve been contacted by headteachers in Swansea …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2022-23
… child poverty stuff as well—children being able to get to school, get the bus to school, have the right uniform so that they're not excluded as soon as they walk through the door, being fed …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Our pupil development grant—access provides funding directly to eligible families for the purchase of uniform, kit and other school supplies. I announced an additional one-off payment of £100 to all children and young people eligible for …
, Plenary
Short Debate: Locked in, bruh! The impact of screens, smartphones and online-gaming on young people
… stating that the evidence it had gathered did not support a move to a uniform ban on smartphones in all schools in Wales, although we should remember that schools still have the authority themselves to ban phones entirely …