Meetings

P-05-788 Remove the compulsory aspect of Welsh Baccalaureate

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Meeting: 11/06/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the WJEC and agreed to close the petition in light of the removal of the specific exercise referred to in the petition, the scrutiny of the Welsh Baccalaureate very recently carried out by the Children, Young People and Education Committee, and the Minister’s commitment to publish updated guidance on the Baccalaureate and its delivery.


Meeting: 05/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee agreed to:

·         await the publication of the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report on the status of the Welsh Baccalaureate and to send it to petitioner for comment; and

·         write again to the WJEC to request a response on this matter and to express disappointment at the lack of response to previous correspondence. 


Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to:

 

·         write to the WJEC to seek their assessment of the exercise in relation to a scratch card win and, in particular, whether this is an appropriate task for learners at Key Stage 4; and

·         await the publication of the Qualifications Wales review into the Skills Challenge Certificate.

 


Meeting: 05/12/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await:

 

·         a copy of the Cabinet Secretary for Education’s response to a detailed letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee concerning the status of the Welsh Baccalaureate; and

·         the findings of the review of the Welsh Baccalaureate being undertaken by Qualifications Wales;

 

before considering further action on the petition.