The summer recess for the Welsh Assembly was followed almost instantly by the period of national mourning for the late Queen. Together these made it feel as though Senedd had been closed down for much longer than usual. Consequently, August and a good part of September were remarkable for their… Read More »Senedd Plenary – 20 September 2022
Two further Written Questions about home education were submitted by Laura Anne Jones on 13 July. The questions and full text of Miles’ response are below, but the key points he made are: After restating the purpose of the planned Local Authority database of all children, Miles affirmed that key… Read More »Written Question – Answered on 21 July 2022
Three Written Questions about home education were asked by Laura Anne Jones on 5 July. The questions and full text of Miles’ response are below, but the key points he made are: The minister considered that, in some cases, EHE is the best choice for a child, and parents’ choice… Read More »Written Questions – Answered on 13 July 2022
Two Written Questions about home education were submitted by Laura Anne Jones on 21 June. The questions and full text of Miles’ response are below, but the key points he made are: The Welsh government has made £1.7m of funding available to local authorities for administration costs and practical support… Read More »Written Questions – Answered on 28 June 2022
As stated in our post on 12 June, it has been our intention to publish the letter we sent to the Welsh Government on 10 June, in response to theirs of 23 May following up our meeting with them. We felt it right to allow them time to respond, as… Read More »No Reply from the Government
Agenda item 6 of Senedd Plenary session held on 5 July saw Education Minister Jeremy Miles delivering a statement on the roll-out of the new Curriculum for Wales: “The process of embedding our new curriculum and continuously improving it in schools and settings will truly begin in earnest from September.”… Read More »Minister’s Senedd statement on launch of new curriculum for Wales in September
As stated in a recent news post, the Senedd Children, Young People & Education Committee is currently holding “a short focused enquiry on pupil attendance,”. Witness sessions are being incorporated into their regular meetings. Most of the inquiry’s Terms of Reference seek to understand more about persistent absence from school,… Read More »Education Minister speaks of ways of encouraging recently deregistered children back into school
Representatives of Families First in Education – Wales met virtually with government aides in early May, and whilst Welsh Government plans continue to lack detail, it is clear that they are proceeding with the proposals from the previous consultations. This has been stated most plainly in the Minister’s recent letter… Read More »Meeting with Welsh Government – May 2022
In October last year we reported on a question by Sam Rowlands MS asking the Minister how he would “support parents in being able to choose the right setting for their children to learn most effectively.” Rowlands said his interest in this matter arose from being himself “home educated up… Read More »Minister hopes to implement EHE proposals in April 2023
On Tuesday 3 May, Education Minister Jeremy Miles MS, made a statement to the Senedd on school attendance. The transcript and video are available on the Senedd’s website. Most of what he said concerned the efforts being made by his Department to address “the increase in learner absence” as a… Read More »Statements by Minister Jeremy Miles – 3 & 4 May 2022
