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Transcript: Transcript for 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09.30) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Hefin David AM, there
was no substitute. |
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(09.30 - 10.30) |
Curriculum reform - session on the Successful futures for all: Explorations of curriculum reform (Final Report) Dr
Nigel Newton, Research Associate, WISERD - Cardiff
University The
report is due to be published on Friday 8 November and is expected to be
available here: https://wiserd.ac.uk/publications/successful-futures-all-explorations-curriculum-reform Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received a briefing from Dr Nigel Newton. 2.2
Dr Newton agreed to provide the Committee with the IWA report – Common Purposes
- The implications of curriculum reform in Wales for further education, higher
education, skills and business |
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(10.30) |
Paper(s) to note Minutes: 3.1
The papers were noted. 3.2 In relation to the correspondence received on
elective home education, the Committee agreed to write to the Minister for
Education to: ·
reiterate
its belief that action is needed to ensure that children educated at home are
seen and spoken to about the education they are receiving, and that they are
happy, healthy and safe; ·
seek
clarification on the legal points raised in the correspondence about the basis
on which proposed guidance could be made; ·
request
details of which (if any) Assembly procedure and/or consultation process the
final versions of the following will be subject to, and associated timescales
for each: -
home
education: statutory guidance for local authorities and handbook for home
educators; -
regulations
that would require: local authorities to maintain and populate a database of
children of compulsory school age in their area to help them identify children
who are not known to them; local health boards to disclose to local authorities
non-medical information to help the authority identify children in their area;
and independent schools to disclose to a local authority information about
learners at the independent school. |
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Letter from Protecting Home Education Wales regarding the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on home education Supporting documents: |
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Email from the Trustee and Welsh Liaison for Education Otherwise regarding the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on home education Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Early Childhood Education and Care Supporting documents: |
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(10.30) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 4.1
The Motion was agreed. |
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(10.40 - 11.40) |
Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - consideration of the draft report Minutes: 5.1
The Committee considered the draft report. 5.2
Members agreed that an amended report would be circulated and agreed by email. |