Llyr Gruffydd: ...endless austerity from a generation of politicians, let’s be honest, who faced none of those in their day. We all know that investment in early years is crucial for positive outcomes in terms of education and health, and in particular in preventing some of the problems that can arise later on in life. Developments in neuroscience are also showing that the teenage years can be just as...
David Lloyd: ...also need diagnosis. There is new legislation that has been brought forward, but the system is extremely complex. It’s not just a matter for social services and care services, it’s an issue of education, it’s an issue in the health service, and it’s an issue for the voluntary sector, too. It does need huge co-ordination, and that co-ordination doesn’t happen most of the time....
Mark Drakeford: ...to transforming the expectations, experiences and outcomes for all learners, including those with additional learning needs. The forthcoming introduction of the additional learning needs and education tribunal (Wales) Bill will be a key milestone in the transformation journey that is already under way.
Mark Drakeford: ...; it will deliver a £100 million tax cut for small businesses; provide the best local government funding settlement in years; confirm our investment in the intermediate care fund; raise school standards with a £20 million investment next year; safeguard and increase funding for the pupil deprivation grant; take forward work on the UK’s most generous childcare offer for working parents....
Mark Drakeford: .... As a result of their advice, it has been updated to take account of the latest population estimates, it has been updated to take account of the latest information in relation to pupils attending schools, and it has begun to take account of the latest advice in relation to social services expenditure. There was a major reform of the way in which social services expenditure was to be...
Mark Drakeford: ...subject of local government, very well set out the wide agenda of vitally important services that local government provides and the important part it plays in the lives of every citizen in Wales: educating our children, looking after the elderly, disposing of our waste, lighting our streets and much, much more. As far as the second leg of the motion is concerned, of course, we share the...
Darren Millar: ...for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and then, in 2014, extending those duties to promote knowledge and understanding of the UNCRC. We’ve supported the development of school councils to give children and young people a greater say in how their schools are run, and we’ve encouraged young people to use the Assembly’s petitions process to raise concerns and to...
Carwyn Jones: ...and debate issues so that the Welsh Government is able, ultimately, to reflect a broad spread of opinion across the country. The council for economic renewal, the Valleys taskforce, the higher education Brexit working group and round tables for stakeholders on environmental and agriculture issues are all examples of how Government is stimulating debate and contributions on EU exit issues....
Kirsty Williams: Discussions are already well under way with local authorities and regional consortia to ensure that the right package of support is in place for these schools when the programme comes to an end.
Alun Davies: ...to transforming the expectations, experiences and outcomes for all learners, including those with additional learning needs. The forthcoming introduction of the additional learning needs and education tribunal (Wales) Bill will be a key milestone in the transformation journey that is already under way.
Suzy Davies: ...The Welsh Language Commissioner’s report, which we were talking about earlier today, states that at least 10 per cent of all Welsh speakers over the age of 30 learned the language outside formal education or the home. So, I’m wondering how organisations such as the Federation of Small Businesses and chambers of trade can use their business links to help you reach your target of 1...
Mark Drakeford: Job creation, closing the education attainment gap and improving skill levels are our key priorities and represent the most effective levers at our disposal to tackle poverty in Wales.
Bethan Sayed: ...again—because, obviously, a lot of their job is to do with being active—then they can feel that they are not lost to society and that they have something to give back. So, they do go into schools as well and they tell people about the realities of war. Of course, if you ever met Pete, you could see his passion for what he does. He goes into schools and says, ‘I’m not doing this to...
Mike Hedges: ...o gyfleusterau ieuenctid cyfrwng Cymraeg wella a gwneud diogelu’r Gymraeg yn ystyriaeth berthnasol mewn ceisiadau cynllunio. I know how difficult it is to learn Welsh. It’s easier to learn at school when one is young. I find mutations impossible, but my wife and my daughter who attended Welsh-medium schools use them quite naturally. Mae dros hanner y bobl a fydd yn cymryd rhan yng...
Mark Drakeford: The current curriculum requires financial education for all learners. Estyn is reviewing provision in schools and will publish recommendations in the spring on how financial education can improve. In Financial Capability Week, I should highlight our partnership with the Money Advice Service, which supports money management teaching in schools.
Kirsty Williams: Local authorities, within their consortia, are responsible for providing support to school governors to enable them to undertake their role effectively, and should continually review this to ensure it meets governors’ needs. We fund a range of additional support centrally including an independent advice line, run by Governors Wales.
Mark Drakeford: Based on the latest available information, all schools in Islwyn meet the current bandwidth targets of 10 Mbps to primary schools and 100 Mbps to secondary schools, set under the Learning in Digital Wales grant programme.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: ...yw gwelliannau a fydd yn sicrhau gwelliannau diriaethol ac yn diogelu rhai gwasanaethau yng Nghymru am y tro cyntaf erioed. Byddaf yn edrych ar rai o'r meysydd gwariant ychydig yn fanylach. Medical education is something that I hope that there’s a growing consensus on in this place. We do have to ensure that our medical schools, and medical education more widely, do provide for the...
Mark Drakeford: Supporting a strong economy, closing the education attainment gap and improving skill levels are our key priorities and represent the most effective levers at our disposal to improve living standards in Wales.
Mark Drakeford: ...thought it right to bring the LCM before this Assembly for it to make a determination. And Nick Ramsay's absolutely right that, as we move into this area more, there will be a job of learning and education for other parts of the system to understand the way that we work here. However, having said that, we do support the creation of a single criminal offence that will apply to all taxes...
