4. Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Renew and reform: Supporting learners' well-being and progression

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:57 pm on 26 May 2021.

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Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 3:57, 26 May 2021

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and congratulations to you, Minister, on your appointment, and thank you for your statement this afternoon. I'd like to first of all just join with you in thanking our hard-working professionals and also our learners for all their efforts in these last 14, 15 months or so, through very difficult circumstances. Your statement is specifically about the well-being of and the support for learners and their progression as well, and clearly a significant part of that progression over the next five years of this Senedd term is the implementation of the new curriculum. I've been contacted by a number of people who have concerns around the funding to deliver that new curriculum that is around the corner. So, the question is: what further funding will you make available to schools and to educationalists to ensure that the new curriculum is delivered in the best possible way?