Kirsty Williams: My priorities are clear: raising standards for all, reducing the attainment gap and delivering an education system that is a source of national pride and public confidence. Our 2019-20 budget continues to be committed to the success and well-being of every learner, regardless of background or personal circumstance.
Vaughan Gething: As a result of Welsh Government action, working with our partners, including Health Education and Improvement Wales, this year we have been able to increase the number of GP training places in Wales from 136 to 160. This will benefit all communities in Wales.
Llyr Gruffydd: ..., rŷm ni'n gwybod y stori, wrth gwrs, yn dyddio yn ôl i weithred Greta Thunberg, pan gynhaliodd hi'r brotest yn Awst 2018—dim ond 12 mis yn ôl—y tu allan i'r Riksdag yn Sweden, yn dal arwydd 'school strike for the climate', a hithau wedyn yn penderfynu ei bod hi'n teimlo ei bod hi'n gorfod gwneud hyn bob dydd Gwener tan y byddai Llywodraeth Sweden yn alinio â chytundeb Paris. Hi...
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas: There are a range of projects benefiting communities in Islwyn, including 15 schools delivering the daily mile, four healthy and active fund projects working within communities, investment into active travel and safe routes to schools, sport development funding and four sites gaining the Green Flag Award scheme.
Rebecca Evans: ...Tydfil and Rhymney, including £225 million planned for improvements to Prince Charles Hospital, a further £42.5 million approved in principle for the second wave of the twenty-first century schools programme, and over £2 million through the social housing grant in 2019-20.
Mark Drakeford: In September 2016, the Minister for Education established the higher education Brexit working group as a forum to co-ordinate intelligence and provide advice to Government on the short to long-term impact of Brexit on universities. The Minister for Education met the group following their meeting yesterday, which focused on 'no deal'.
Lesley Griffiths: I was pleased to attend Caerphilly council’sClean Air Day event on 20 June at Caerphilly castle, which educated over 600 local children about air quality. We are evaluating Clean Air Day in partnership with Global Action Plan who are undertaking research to help evidence the impact of the day. Findings will be available in September.
Mark Drakeford: ...rheoli pobl yn ysmygu, a gwneud mwy yn y maes yna. A bydd hwnna’n arwain at bethau eraill, fel yr ydym ni wedi sôn amdanynt yn barod. Jest am funud, Llywydd, i ddweud gair yn fwy am y tertiary education and training Bill—dwi ddim cweit yn siŵr beth yw e yn Gymraeg, dwi’n ymddiheuro—ond jest i esbonio’r cefndir i bobl unwaith eto.
Mark Drakeford: The feedback phase on curriculum for Wales 2022 closes this week. We are committed to ensuring all educational practitioners receive the support they need to deliver the new transformational curriculum, and a new national approach to professional learning is now in place to support this.
Kirsty Williams: Our national mission for Wales sets out how education in Wales is moving forward to secure the effective implementation of the new curriculum. The continuing education reforms ensure all learners have access to a high standard of education.
Mark Drakeford: Exclusion should only be used as a last resort. Where exclusion cannot be avoided, our exclusion guidance sets out the support schools and local authorities must put in place for all children who have been excluded from school and from pupil referral units.
Jenny Rathbone: ...ar draws y ddinas yn ymdrin â'r mater hwn ac yn gwneud y newid hwnnw i deithio llesol. Fe hoffwn i'n arbennig pe byddech chi, yn eich cynllun aer glân, yn edrych ar ddanfon plant i'r ysgol neu'r 'school run' fel y'i gelwir yn gyfeiliornus, gan nad yw'n rhedeg nac yn gerdded nac yn seiclo hyd yn oed. Ac, mewn gwirionedd, mae honno'n ymddangos i mi yn un o'r ffyrdd cyntaf i ni leihau...
Kirsty Williams: The regional education consortia work closely in partnership with local authorities to promote high standards of education and the fulfilment of learning potential. The year-on-year increase in the number of schools needing the least amount of support demonstrates the effectiveness of regional ways of working.
Mark Drakeford: We are investing in free school meals and provided additional funding for the food and fun/bwyd a hwyl programme, bringing the total for this year to £900,000. Last year the scheme was run in Merthyr and helped mitigate the impact of universal credit on deprived households.
Kirsty Williams: Under our local management of schools arrangements governing bodies and local authorities are responsible for contracting an effective workforce including supply teachers. The National Procurement Service is in the final stages of awarding a new framework for temporary workers and supply teachers for use by the public sector.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ..., Cymraeg 2050 is an ambitious long-term strategy. Our initial efforts have concentrated on laying firm foundations for the future, building from the ground up to secure enough learners through the education system. We’re on track to reach our 2021 targets regarding early years and the WESPs.
Rebecca Evans: We are allocating in full the consequential of £38 million for 2019-20 as a result of funding allocated to the Department for Education in England, plus allocating nearly £10 million additional from reserves, to provide £47.7 million this year for maintained schools, including sixth forms and FE collages, to meet these costs.
Mark Drakeford: Local authorities are responsible for funding schools in Wales. Welsh Government has prioritised support for schools through the local government settlement. We also continue to provide significant additional grant funding to support our educational reforms and improve outcomes for learners.
Mark Drakeford: I hold regular meetings with the Minister for Education including discussions on key issues relating to higher education.
Kirsty Williams: Local authorities are responsible for funding schools in Wales. Welsh Government has prioritised support for schools through the local government settlement. We also continue to provide significant additional grant funding to support our educational reforms and improve outcomes for learners.
