Meetings

P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 16/07/2021 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)

5 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government and agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.


Meeting: 02/03/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Consideration of draft report - P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the draft report, agreed some amendments and that it would agree a final version of the report outside of Committee.


Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to produce a report of its consideration of the petition.


Meeting: 19/11/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write to the Minister for Education, prior to producing a report on this issue, to ask:

·         for an update on the implementation of the new managed service framework specification for agency workers;

·         for a response to the points raised by supply agencies and the petitioner about the national minimum pay rate not being followed in some cases or upheld by legislation; and

·         about the next steps following the recent evaluation of the School Based Cluster Supply Model Project.


Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from a range of stakeholders and agreed to:

·         Seek the views of supply agencies the issues raised by the petition; and once received

·         use all of the evidence gathered to date to produce a report, including recommendations, on the Committee’s consideration of the petition.

 


Meeting: 02/04/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Evidence Session P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education

Neil Welch - Head of Workforce Engagement, Welsh Government

Gail Deane - Senior Policy Manager, Welsh Government

 

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Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Neil Welch.


Meeting: 02/04/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Discussion of Previous Evidence Session

Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence provided by the Minister for Education and agreed to:

·         write to other organisations such as the WLGA, NUT, NASUWT and NAHT for their views on the topic of the petition; and

·         seek the views of the petitioner on the evidence provided by the Minister.


Meeting: 05/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to invite the Minister for Education to attend a Committee meeting in order to provide further evidence on this issue.

 


Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

Neil McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

he has previously worked as a supply teacher.

 

The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Education together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to:

 

  • write to the Minister for Education to:

o   seek a response to the further questions asked by the petitioners;

o   ask her to clarify why she does not currently consider it suitable to have a regional or locally-based public sector solution to the provision of supply teachers; and

  • request a legal note on the Welsh Government’s powers to direct school governing bodies or local authorities to employ supply staff directly.

 


Meeting: 13/11/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

Neil McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

He has previously worked as a supply teacher.

 

The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to:

 

·         write back to the Cabinet Secretary to ask whether the Welsh Government is still giving consideration to developing an alternative model for maintaining a list of supply teachers – such as a public sector solution – alongside the work to revise the managed service framework for agency workers; and

·         seek further information about individual schools or local authorities who employ supply teachers without the use of agencies.


Meeting: 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to seek an update from the Cabinet Secretary for Education on work underway to:

  • implement a Welsh model for setting teachers’ pay and conditions; and
  • revise the tender specification for agencies.

 


Meeting: 17/07/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

Due to time constraints, and to allow the petitioner additional time to provide comments, the Committee agreed to defer consideration of the petition to a future meeting.


Meeting: 05/06/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to write back to the Cabinet Secretary for Education to ask for:

 

·         her response to the proposals made by the petitioners;

·         her view on the potential for regional education consortia to take a role in organising the provision of supply teaching in their areas; and

·         an update on:

    • the work of the Supply Working Group; and
    • the review of the current contract for the preferred agency provider of supply teachers.

Meeting: 01/05/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers

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Minutes:

Neil McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

He has previously worked as a supply teacher.

 

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and, in light of the range of issues and concerns raised by the petition, agreed to ask the petitioners whether there are any specific solutions to the issues raised that they would like the Committee to explore in taking consideration of the petition forward.