Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 25 April 2018.
Thank you. As you're aware, I recently visited the Torfaen Traveller education service based at West Monmouth School, and it was absolutely fantastic to see how well the young people are doing, how they're getting really good qualifications, and some of them are considering going on to university. As you also know, I'm very much behind your efforts to tackle early entry, but one of the issues that was raised with me by the young people is the fact that having the facility of early entry is absolutely vital for Traveller children, because some of them take the summer off to go travelling. What assurances can you offer that changes to early entry will take account of the needs of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community? But also, will you join me in congratulating the Torfaen Traveller education service, and also the staff who work there, for the fantastic work they're doing?