Siân Gwenllian: ...exists despite the commitment that improving perinatal mental health has been a priority of the Welsh Government since the previous Senedd term, following a report by the Children, Young People and Education Committee. A commitment was made that every health board would have an accessible community service, as well as a commitment to improve access to and the quality of perinatal mental...
Siân Gwenllian: ...developing. But I would like to know if any further work is ongoing to ensure that the necessary percentage of prospective students who have skills in the Welsh language will attend the medical school. A new scheme was announced for 'More than just words', and I would like to know how the themes in that scheme are being implemented in Bangor, specifically, the theme with regard to planning...
Siân Gwenllian: 3. Will the Minister provide an update on the establishment of Bangor medical school? OQ58869
Siân Gwenllian: As we are about to discuss the draft budget for the next year, it's good to remember that establishing a medical school in Bangor emanated from a budget agreement between Plaid Cymru and your Government several years ago now, long before the co-operation agreement, truth be told. So, it is good to see this commitment continuing to be supported and the plan going from strength to strength....
Siân Gwenllian: 6. Will the First Minister provide an update on the establishment of Bangor medical school? OQ58870
Siân Gwenllian: ...the constituency on the mainland closest to the Menai bridge and the Britannia bridge. It’s a very busy civic area, including businesses and shops, playing fields, a business park, a hotel, schools and hundreds of homes, and also this is where Ysbyty Gwynedd is. We had queues of nearly three hours just to leave the car park at the hospital, even before the cars joined the queues to cross...
Siân Gwenllian: ...that's being spread by some in my constituency and beyond, indeed, on this code. This fake news is at risk of undermining the policy and the work of introducing relationships and sexuality education, a policy that we on these benches are entirely supportive of. In the meantime, of course, there is concern that the new materials and resources haven't been arriving in schools in time. We...
Siân Gwenllian: 5. What support is the Government providing to schools in Arfon and the local authority as they introduce the new relationships and sexuality education code? OQ58513
Siân Gwenllian: ...is planning to allocate time in the parliamentary timetable to allow the Senedd to have a meaningful vote on these issues? And, secondly, I'd like to ask for a statement from the Minister for education, providing an update on the introduction of sex and relationships education as a statutory part of the Curriculum for Wales. Plaid Cymru is entirely supportive of this change, but we are...
Siân Gwenllian: I asked the health Minister here in the Siambr recently how the new medical school in Bangor could help to achieve the excellent 'More than just words' policy, but I do have to say that I was disappointed by the response that I received. That's why I am continuing with this theme with you today. From what I understand, there are very few Welsh speakers training at the medical school in Bangor...
Siân Gwenllian: 2. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Health and Social Services about training prospective doctors through the medium of Welsh at Bangor medical school? OQ58233
Siân Gwenllian: Thank you very much for that update, and I look forward to seeing the medical school receiving a brand new centre in the middle of the city of Bangor in due course, which will be able to contribute to the regeneration of the high street in the city. Your Government's strategy, 'More than just words', emphasises that having care in your first language is vital to the quality of that care. This...
Siân Gwenllian: 6. Will the Minister provide an update on the medical training that is available in the north Wales medical school? OQ58186
Siân Gwenllian: Will the First Minister provide an update on plans for a north Wales medical school?
Siân Gwenllian: ...of another individual, leaving them with the feeling that they have to be careful and cautious all of the time. Often, individuals who are stalked have to leave their homes and give up employment, school or college. In addition to this, stalking often happens over a long period of time, so the individual lives in constant anxiety and fear. On average, an individual will be stalked for a...
Siân Gwenllian: ...the reading habits you pick up when you’re very young do remain with you. Establishing strong early language skills is a crucial part of literacy and a child’s ability to realise his or her educational potential and life chances, whilst also crucial to the ability to create social relationships with family, friends and peers. There is research by the Royal College of Speech and...
Siân Gwenllian: ...: a report by the Construction Industry Training Board notes that 40 per cent of the total emissions could come from construction work and the built environment, and, of course, that includes schools, colleges, many buildings that are owned by the education sector. And the board says that most of the effort in decarbonisation needs to focus on retrofitting energy efficiency on existing...
Siân Gwenllian: ...than the scope of this motion. Of course, personnel and staffing issues are important, and we shouldn't forget that recruitment campaigns are also crucially important, but we need to invest more in schools in order to employ more staff, if we really want the Welsh language to prosper, if we want the new curriculum to succeed, if we want to reform additional learning needs education in...
Siân Gwenllian: ...this opportunity to ask the Minister for her comments, accepting of course that the full official response isn't available yet. Turning first of all to children who are excluded or suspended from school. How on earth is it possible that we need to exclude a child of three years of age, a child of five years of age, or a child who is seven years of age from school? How do we need to...
Siân Gwenllian: You will appreciate that the unions particularly are asking for urgent action on this issue, and are hoping for some news to that end from you soon. As a result of the pandemic, we know that schools, staff and pupils have been under huge pressures and stresses. A recent report by the National Academy for School Leadership in Wales highlights how the pandemic has affected the well-being of...
