<p>Pupil Engagement with the Education System </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:55 pm on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 2:55, 11 January 2017

Janet, you raise a very, very serious point. I want to ensure that I preside over an inclusive education system, and a system that meets the needs of all children regardless of where they live, regardless of the language of choice through which they study or, indeed, any additional learning needs or challenges they have in accessing their education. Estyn had some very serious things to say about quality in many of our pupil referral units and children who are educated in settings other than at school. You will be aware that Ann Keane, the former chief executive of Estyn, is working with the Welsh Government to address the findings of that report to do what we can to improve pupils’ experience in PRUs but also in other settings where increasingly we find schools or local authorities placing children if they are not able to maintain a place in full-time education. The Member is absolutely right to raise the issue of the education of these children. There is more to be done, and I will be using some of the additional resources made available to me by the Cabinet Secretary for finance to work on this particular area.