Lynne Neagle MS Cabinet Secretary for Education
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Responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
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Responsibilities
- School governance, organisation and admissions
- School standards, improvement and pupil attainment
- School Funding policy including Local Authority Education Grant
- Curriculum and assessment arrangements
- Digital learning including Hwb and online safety
- Welsh medium and bilingual education
- Early childhood education
- Additional learning needs, including needs of pupils with severe, complex and/or specific learning difficulties, disabled pupils
- Seren Programme for more able and talented pupils
- Support for people with Dyslexia
- Equity in Education including the whole school approach to mental health, attendance and safeguarding, behaviour and inclusion and community focussed schools
- Food and drink in schools including Free School Meals and Breakfasts, Milk and Healthy Eating
- Complaints against Local Education Authorities and school governing bodies
- Delivery and management of the Sustainable Communities for Learning capital programme
- Qualifications Wales
- Estyn work programme remit and funding
- Adnodd
- Pedagogy, Leadership and Professional Learning including initial teacher training
- Education Workforce engagement including Pay and Conditions (Independent Welsh Pay Review Body), Workload and Wellbeing
- Youth Work
- 14 – 19 Learner Pathways
Biography
Lynne Neagle was born in Merthyr Tydfil and was educated at Cyfarthfa High School and Reading University.
Prior to her election to the Senedd in 1999, Lynne held a number of posts within the voluntary sector in Wales, working for organisations such as Shelter Cymru, Mind and the CAB. She was Carers Development Officer with Voluntary Action Cardiff and also worked as a researcher for Glenys Kinnock MEP.
Lynne was Chair of the Senedd’s Children, Young People and Education Committee in the Fifth Senedd.
She was appointed Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing on 13 May 2021. On 21 March 2024, Lynne was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Education, and on 11 September 2024 was re-appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Education.