The Welsh Government’s new curriculum has been widely criticised as confusing, with recent Estyn reports revealing that too many students are not reaching their full potential. Estyn highlighted poor teaching as a key factor limiting pupil progress and pointed to wide variations in the teaching of maths across Wales. Standards in core subjects such remain too…
Are you fed up with: This is the reality for families across Rhondda Cynon Taf since school transport was cut. Parents, grandparents, and residents are rightly angry, and it’s time to stand together and be heard. Public Meeting – Save Our School Transport Due to the huge level of interest, and in line with fire…
Tina CollinsSave the school transport RCT group “This campaign is run by parents, for parents. Your voice matters – please take action today.” “No child should be forced to walk unsafe routes. Help us restore school transport.” “Together we can make the Welsh Government listen – join us, share, and speak up for our children.”…
A group of education experts have been brought together by Natasha Asghar MS with the overarching aim of devising robust solutions to combat illiteracy in Wales. Natasha, who serves as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, launched her Alternative Literacy Panel after an investigation found cueing, a widely discredited teaching method, was still being pushed in…
Serious concerns have been raised following the release of a damning report by Estyn inspectors, highlighting persistently low maths standards in Welsh schools. The report details significant variation in teaching quality, inadequate training for teachers, and a concerning lack of understanding of the new Curriculum for Wales. Estyn inspectors: Inconsistencies in Mathematics Teaching Hamper Pupil…
Commenting on the news that teaching in schools across Wales is not good enough, following the Chief Inspector of Education’s comments in his interim annual report released today, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, Laura Anne Jones MS said: “It’s deeply concerning to see this report today. It highlights the serious failings of the Labour Government…
Estyn released its report on the new Additional Learning Needs System. The report provides an overview of how well the maintained primary and secondary schools that participated in the review are implementing key aspects of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (ALNET) and the accompanying ALN Code. Commenting on the report,…
