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Transcript: Transcript for 18/04/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Julie Morgan AM, David Rees substituted.

(09:30 - 10:30)

2.

Minister for Children and Social Care - Session on the Welsh Government Childcare offer

Welsh Government

Huw Irranca-Davies AM, Minister for Children and Social Care

Jo-Anne Daniels, Director for Communities and Tackling Poverty

Owain Lloyd, Deputy Director for Childcare, Play and Early Years

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister on the Welsh Government Childcare Offer. 

 

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide a note on the rationale for the offer starting in the term following the child’s third birthday and the Welsh Government’s assessment of the potential impact of this approach on summer born children.

 

3.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.1

Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Funding for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller, and Minority Ethnic learners

Supporting documents:

3.2

Letter to the Chair from Councillor Rob Jones (Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council) regarding the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller and Minority Ethnic learner provision

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3.3

Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Further information from EAS following meeting on 8 March

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3.4

Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Further information from ERW following meeting on 8 March

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3.5

Committee Correspondence regarding the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

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3.6

Letter from the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning - Quality of work-based learning (WBL) in Wales

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3.7

Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Education - Ending of the School Uniform Grant from 2018-19

Supporting documents:

3.8

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Further information following meeting on 22 March

Supporting documents:

3.9

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - implementation of the Foundation Phase Curriculum

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3.10

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Availability of text books

Supporting documents:

(10:30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting.

Minutes:

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

(10:45 - 11:00)

5.

Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the approach

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the approach to the Bill.

(11:00 - 12:00)

6.

Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Consideration of Key Issues

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the key issues. A draft report would be considered at a future meeting.

(12:00 - 12:15)

7.

Resourcing for Bexit scrutiny - Consideration of the letter from the Llywydd

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed to respond to the letter from the Llwydd and to carry out some work on the challenges and opportunities Brexit poses for Higher and Further Education.