Dawn Bowden: ...how best we, as a society, can support them. To start addressing this, we do need to have a fully developed prevention strategy. Part of that, as the Cabinet Secretary has alluded to, must be the education, not just of children, but of the whole society. Of particular importance is that everyone appreciates that diversity should not just be accepted but should be welcomed and fostered. It...
Dawn Bowden: ...for his answer on that. I just wanted to widen this slightly to road safety issues that certainly have been raised with me, and I’m sure many other Members, particularly relating to safety around schools. It’s often the case that, even with the provision of zebra and pelican crossings, the safety of children travelling to and from schools is a concern. Ideally, the council would employ...
Dawn Bowden: ..., but the marginal increase in the overall number of emergency calls being received by the ambulance service highlights the need for continued widespread support and publicity in the drive to educate the public on the appropriate use of emergency services?
Dawn Bowden: Will the Minister provide an update on local education authorities that have recently been lifted from special measures?
Dawn Bowden: ...of the plan. They also have a role as employers in taking the lead on providing mental health awareness, both in respect of the day-to-day service delivery and amongst their own staff. Local education authorities also have a crucial part to play in raising awareness around mental health issues amongst children in schools, including working to end the stigma that we’ve heard so much about...
Dawn Bowden: ..., European structural funds did provide for discrete training towards vocational skills and qualifications, and such qualification-focused training is currently provided both in our further education colleges in Wales and through private learning providers. This training is clearly an important element in ensuring that there’s a suitably trained and skilled workforce for businesses...
Dawn Bowden: ...in Wales during this Assembly term? Does she also agree that delivering apprenticeships funded by the public purse—and by that I mean both Welsh Government and European funding—through further education colleges like Merthyr could revitalise the further education sector as well as delivering best value for money by reinvesting in the public sector?
