Group 19: Sixth forms (Amendments 161, 162, 76, 163, 164, 165)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 7:20 pm on 21 June 2022.

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Photo of Laura Anne Jones Laura Anne Jones Conservative 7:20, 21 June 2022

Okay. Diolch, Llywydd. I concur with all that my colleague Darren Millar said earlier and his concerns for faith schools and all sixth forms, and I still don't believe that the safeguards in the Bill go far enough. Excessive provision should be the only part that matters here. I find the rejection of the amendments in the group to be particularly frustrating, actually, and the Welsh Government's seemingly incessant pursuit of further powers over sixth forms in Wales is something that my group and I are concerned with. The  Government has listened partly to concerns, but must listen fully to the concerns of NASUWT, the Education Workforce Council, the National Education Union Cymru and National Association of Head Teachers Cymru, who are still not happy with your amendments, Minister, and I don't understand why you can't support these amendments. I'm sure they would add to the safeguards that you say that you want in place. Diolch.