During a plenary session on 30 March, Laura Anne Jones MS, a regional member for South Wales East and Shadow Minister for Education, made a remarkable connection between peer-on-peer sexual abuse in schools and home educated children. It has to be asked if politicians will ever refrain from projecting the problems… Read More »Senedd Plenary – 30 March 2022
When the Welsh Parliament’s Petitions Committee met virtually on 24 January, item 3.2 on the agenda was Petition, P-06-1160 Require local Welsh exam centres to accept home-educated students for public exams. This petition was submitted by Claire Woolley in July 2021, and was signed by 393 people. The petition had… Read More »Petitions Committee – 24 January 2022
The seventh item on the agenda when Senedd met on 26 January was a debate initated by the Conservative party proposing “the Senedd: Regrets the adverse impact of COVID-19 restrictions on children and young people across Wales.” The motion was proposed by Laura Anne Jones MS, a regional member for… Read More »Senedd Plenary – 26 January 2022
Answers to questions not reached in Plenary 08/12/2021 OQ57311 Tabled on 01/12/2021 by Mark Isherwood MS – (Con, N Wales) “Will the Minister make a statement on the choices available to parents when it comes to settings for their children’s education?” Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language… Read More »Answers to questions not reached in Plenary – 8 December 2021
In a Senedd Plenary session on 8 December, Jane Dodds MS asked a question arising from the tragic death of 6 year old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Two members of Senedd took this as an opportunity to add to the narrative of fear which has been manufactured against home educating parents over… Read More »Senedd Topical Question – 8 December 2021
The first significant item on the agenda of this meeting was “Scrutiny of Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 – 2021.” This was Sally Holland’s final appearance in front of the committee before her term as CCfW comes to an end in April 2022. The full transcript and recording… Read More »Children, Young People, and Education Committee – 18 November 2021
Senedd Plenary 06/10/2021 – Welsh Parliament – Transcript / Video Sam Rowlands MS I’d like to thank Mr Sargeant also for raising this question this afternoon. As you acknowledged, Minister, for some learners, traditional school learning settings aren’t always the best for them. Many young people often thrive in non-traditional… Read More »Home Education Question in Senedd – 6 October 2021
