Post-16 Education for People with Additional Learning Needs

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:31 pm on 8 February 2023.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:31, 8 February 2023

(Translated)

Well, I don't think that it's acceptable that that happens, of course, and I'm sorry to hear the example that the Member brings to the Chamber today. One of my priorities, in terms of the reforms within the education system, is to ensure that we have expertise in this field in the Welsh language. We are commissioning resources to support that at the moment, but we haven't reached where we need to be—I accept that fully. But work is in train to commission more resources and to provide provision across Wales, so that there is leadership in the system to be able to respond to the kinds of challenges that the Member mentions. If the Member wishes to write to me about that specific example, I'm happy to look at that, but I can also work with Julie Morgan on how this works in the health system too and bring the example to the attention of the Welsh language lead that we have in the system already.