The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales monitors to ensure that information on the professional accreditation of degree courses at Welsh HEIs is consistent with regulatory requirements, is up to date and readily available for students. I will work with HEFCW to consider if these arrangements can be strengthened.

By 2019 the first wave of the 21st Century Schools Programme will have provided over £164 million of investment in schools in Cardiff.  The second wave starting in 2019 will then see a further £284 million of investment to build and further modernise Cardiff Schools.

The School Organisation Code imposes requirements on relevant bodies, including the Welsh Ministers, local authorities and governing bodies in respect of school organisation and provides guidance to which they must have regard. 

The revised School Organisation Code establishes a presumption against closure of rural schools.  This requires proposers to follow a more detailed set of procedures and requirements in formulating a rural school proposal and in consulting on and reaching a decision as to whether to implement a rural school closure proposal.

Local authorities are responsible for planning school places. They are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient schools providing primary and secondary education in their area. Schools are regarded as sufficient if they are sufficient in number, character and equipment to provide all pupils the opportunity of an appropriate education.

I refer the Assembly Member to my response in April that schools funding is a responsibility for Local Authorities as is set out in law in Wales. There are no current proposals to review the way in which schools are funded.