Criticism of Labour’s latest announcement that cherry picks data from a wider picture in an attempt to dress up their failures as successes.
Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Natasha Asghar MS, highlighted that in reality Labour’s record in education over the past 26 years has seen – 20% of students leaving primary school illiterate, maths standards dropping to worryingly low levels, a lack of support for teachers, a teacher recruitment and retention crisis, soaring absenteeism, poor behaviour and violence in our classrooms and completely skewed priorities with £12m of funding going to music and just £8.7m going to maths, literacy, science and technology.
Ms. Asghar also highlighted a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies on recent Pisa results, which states that “The performance of disadvantaged children in England is either above or similar to the average for all children in Wales.”
Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Natasha Asghar MS, said:
“Labour’s spin machine is working overtime, cherry-picking stats to create the illusion of progress in education.
“In reality, whilst some improvements have been made Labour continues to ignore the deep-rooted problems their 26 years in power have fostered.
“Under Labour, Welsh children simply haven’t recovered from the pandemic, with standards in many areas still far below pre-pandemic levels. Instead of addressing these systemic issues, the Welsh Labour Government is celebrating small, uneven gains while neglecting widespread inequalities and under-supported schools.”
Patterns of attainment in reading and numeracy: September 2018 to August 2024
Sliding education results and high inequalities should prompt big rethink in Welsh education policy
Major challenges for education in Wales.
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