Educational Outcomes in the South Wales Valleys

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 5 June 2019.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 1:34, 5 June 2019

Thank you, Minister. As we know, the life opportunities of people living in areas like Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney are determined by many factors, but especially their educational and training opportunities. The Learning and Work Institute Cymru has recently published a youth opportunity index, showing that young people in my constituency, and across the south Wales Valleys, have the least access to opportunities. For too many young people, it remains the place of their birth which determines their opportunities and outcomes in life, and not their own abilities. What further action can you take as education Minister to help end this unfairness?