, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
I'm curious about this section of the Bill that we're focusing on now, because it seems to be about two different things. Just correct me if I'm wrong in my reading of the Bill. It's the Welsh language goals for schools, about how they set Welsh language…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
So, Cymdeithas made the point that, for first-language Welsh speakers, it's not appropriate to have CEFR, because it's designed for people who have languages as additional. But I just want to understand the Government's view on that, because it sounds from…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
That's helpful. Thank you. I just want to put to you a point that Cymdeithas made—it doesn't mean that I agree with it, but it's a point they made in the evidence—and then the alignment between the code and the curriculum.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Okay. So, I'll try to come to a conclusion, because I think you've answered most of what would have been my next question. But I'd be grateful—you expect the code to be in place in July 2026, and, just on the next one, it would be helpful to confirm when…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
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, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
So, a number of stakeholders have said that they think that A1 and A2 are essentially equivalent to GCSE Welsh second language. So, the descriptors before that will be quite important for a number of people. So, understanding clearly how the Government…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
I think that's interesting, and I've certainly met people who do think there are sheep and goats in this field, and it's been quite an unpleasant conversation.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Diolch. It follows on from the last set of questions. It's partly about not just what the Bill seeks to do; there are obviously more societal-wide challenges about how people see themselves as Welsh speakers as well. But the CEFR has been something that's…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
We've had evidence here from the Government's own figures about the teacher workforce and subject challenges that show we're not able, currently, to recruit to the rate that we want to, bearing in mind the future projections that you talked about. So, it is…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Sorry, is that a sum of money, not 500,000 teachers?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
I think you’re correct in setting out that this is a journey. If the aim is to get to where, essentially, the Basque Country is, where everyone speaks Castilian and Basque, at the end of the journey the country was to go on, the challenge—and this is an issue…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Bore da.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
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, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Okay. I think that broadly deals with the second point, about people with no ability, because I think you've being pretty clear about your overall view. So, I don't think I need to prolong this any further, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Amanda.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Okay, that's very helpful. Thank you. Rhian, Amanda—. Sorry, Lisa or Amanda. Sorry. Rhian was giving evidence earlier.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Thank you. I'm going to go back to questions about CEFR and whether you think it can be applied effectively in measuring Welsh language ability in the sector. We've had lots of evidence about this already that I'm sure you'll have seen.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
That's good news.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
Is that in Coleg y Cymoedd, or across the sector?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
And we have big challenges in participation full stop in post-16 education.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
And if we were just talking about money, all of you would have something to say about delivering your current functions, and so it's about the time frame over which to have not just a plan, but the resource to be able to deliver it in practical terms. And…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
And that's got to be resourced, hasn't it?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 15
So, I want to get that out there. He's a plumber, he's won a silver in the world skills championship, highly skilled. We want more people to say, 'Actually, there's a really good job I can have in that sector.' We don't get enough people through, but I know…
