Jeremy Miles: This Government has maintained our commitment to young people with the continuation of the education maintenance allowance in our programme for government. Coupled with funding made available to colleges via the financial contingency fund, this Government continues to support learners facing financial difficulty in continuing in further and higher education.
Mark Drakeford: The Minister for Education and the Welsh Language set out a range of measures to tackle the impact of poverty on educational attainment in his statement to the Chamber on 22 March. The Minister has committed to bringing forward a statement updating Members on progress before the end of term.
Jeremy Miles: We expect that the new statutory guidance for elective home education will be implemented in April 2023 and that, in doing so, it will bring a range of benefits to electively home-educated children and young people in Wales, including those in Denbighshire.
Carwyn Jones: ...or Parliament, as we will call ourselves, no doubt, in time—into the era of devolved revenue raising. Llywydd, as Members will be aware, Kirsty Williams joins the Cabinet with responsibility for education, a policy area on which she has spoken with great passion and conviction over many years. We know, of course, that schools are important, but are, by no means, the only important aspect...
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...
Llyr Gruffydd: ...yn ei ddweud wrth y gwledydd eraill. Dyna le rydym ni eisiau ei gyrraedd, ac, wrth gwrs, dyna le rydym ni wedi bod, yn y bennod benodol yna, beth bynnag. Yn 1889, wedyn, a’r Welsh Intermediate Education Act yn cael ei phasio—deddfwriaeth wedi ei chyflwyno gan Aelodau Cymreig yn San Steffan a oedd yn chwyldroadol, oherwydd roedd yn golygu bod plant, waeth beth oedd eu cefndir economaidd...
Darren Millar: ...receipt of funds from the Welsh Government that are yet to adopt the IHRA definition; and indeed, some of them have outright rejected it. This is particularly concerning, I think, in our higher education sector. We have eight universities in Wales; only one, Bangor University, has adopted the IHRA definition, and that compares extremely badly to the higher education system in other parts...
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....
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...attacks on sheep. I know that, recently, Dan Jones from the Great Orme in Llandudno and other farmers have approached me about the horrific sights and scenes that you see. There needs to be more education, really, for dog owners. There needs to be more education. I know that, in the days when we had dog wardens, they would go in and liaise with pupils so that they could go home and say,...
Carwyn Jones: ...a passion to learn throughout their lives, inspiring them with the ambition to be the best they possibly can be. A prosperous Wales needs creative, highly skilled and adaptable people, so quality education from the earliest age will be the foundation for a lifetime of learning and achievement. Finally, a united and connected Wales. We will build a nation where people take pride in their...
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: The additional £0.5 million investment will help provide quality meals and services during the school summer holidays, supporting those in some of Wales’s most deprived communities.
Mark Drakeford: ...Wales metro, £350 million for construction of the Grange university hospital, £50 million for the new Llanwern Railway station and £345 million earmarked for band B of the twenty-first century schools programme.
Nick Ramsay: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on school categorisation in Monmouthshire? OAQ51856
Mark Drakeford: ...in Islwyn, defraying the revenue costs of capital borrowing by partners in local government and housing and by direct provision of capital funding. The £22 million new build of Islwyn High School is just one recent example of this investment.
Rebecca Evans: The Welsh Government is supporting credit unions to deliver school savers projects. These help teach children good savings habits and money management skills from a young age, whilst also enhancing numeracy and financial literacy.
Mark Drakeford: ...broad range of actions to promote good health and well-being for everyone, with a particular focus on children and young people. Examples include expansion of immunisation programmes, work through schools, actions to prevent adverse childhood experiences, and investment in active travel.
Mark Drakeford: ..., we continue to shield public services in Islwyn from the full impact of austerity through our additional investment in health, social care and housing. The £22 million new build of Islwyn High School is just one example of recent investment.
Mark Drakeford: Following the devolution of powers over teachers’ pay, terms and conditions last September, we have been working with others to ensure that, in future, they more closely reflect the school system here in Wales and ensuring that practitioners concerns are identified and solutions developed and implemented.
Vaughan Gething: ...uptake rates in Wales remain at the top of international benchmarks and are comparable to other UK countries. The vast majority of children in Wales are fully immunised before they start school. Immunisation programmes are vital to protect individual children against preventable diseases and to provide herd immunity.
