, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Thank you very much, Chair, and good morning, everybody. How do you see the tertiary education sector fitting into the national framework for Welsh language education and learning Welsh? Does the Bill make adequate and appropriate references to the sector in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 14
Diolch.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 14
Thank you. Is the Bill's definition and use of the term 'Welsh language education' sufficiently clear in the Bill? For example, is there enough distinction between the teaching of Welsh as a subject and the provision and training through the medium of Welsh…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 14
Thank you. So, am I correct in assuming that you don't believe that there are adequate mechanisms in place at present from your perspective, then, in regard to the Bill?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 14
Thank you very much, Chair, and good morning. I want to focus on Part 4 of the Bill, if I may: how do you see the tertiary education sector fitting in to the national framework for Welsh language education and learning Welsh? Does the Bill make adequate and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Diolch yn fawr.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
You’ve called for section 23(3) to be amended so that there is an emphasis on maintaining progression as well as encouraging it. Could you describe what would be the benefit of this for the learner?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
That's led me very nicely on to my next line of questioning, which is: does the Bill in your view make sufficient reference to tertiary education within the context of the national framework, and how would you like to see that being strengthened?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 13
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, everybody. The national centre—. Sorry, I should say that I will be focusing on Part 4 of the Bill. The national centre stated that ensuring that there is sufficient education workforce with the skills required is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
As mentioned during the children’s commissioner debate yesterday, it was regretful that the Welsh Government in 2016 abolished the target for eradicating child poverty by 2020. The Welsh Government has deliberately avoided including measurable targets in the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Thank you very much. We're seven minutes into your response to the debate, but we're yet to hear anything about child poverty. Many Members have raised this during the debate, from across the Chamber, so I think we'd be in a good position to hear what the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
There are many points for us to note from this report and it reminds us that the Welsh Government still has a steep climb ahead in regard to progress on child poverty, and we have been ascending at a disappointing pace, unfortunately. On many metrics, which…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
May I seek a Welsh Government statement, particularly from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, regarding the Welsh Government's view or take on the importance of radio, and particularly community and hospital radio? Yesterday, I visited…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you very much.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you very much. And, finally, are there any other aspects of the Bill, whether relating to qualifications or otherwise, that you would like to comment on, or anything that we haven't covered already?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Yes. And you?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you, Chair. Good morning. To what extent do you agree with the creation of the National Institute for Learning Welsh and the role that the Bill sets out for it? What sort of working relationship do you envisage having with the National Institute for…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Yes, and just to conclude this session, I just want to ask if there are any aspects of the Bill relating to education, or any part of the Bill, that we haven’t covered, which you think would be helpful for us to hear as a committee this morning.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 10
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 10
It's not my own view, but just to play devil's advocate, a local authority could come back and say, 'We're under-resourced, we're underfunded, we're understaffed, we don't have the skills within our workforce to deliver this at a local and school level, and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 10
Diolch. Does the new framework for planning Welsh language education need addressing, in your view, considering the issue outlined earlier regarding the definition of Welsh language education?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 10
Thank you very much. I'd like to cover Part 4 of the Bill, if I may. The Welsh Government wants to establish a clear line of accountability at a national, local and school level for the planning of Welsh language education. To what extent do you believe that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Sue, have you got anything?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Okay. No problem. Thank you very much. I'm conscious of time, but, just to finalise my questions, to what extent are you satisfied with the duration that the Bill sets for local authorities' WESPs, and do you think it strikes the right balance between a short…
