Wales’ low-level literacy skills are evident right across the school system and pupils of all ages struggle to read and write, the inspectorate warns today.

The Welsh government said it acknowledged that more needed to be done to encourage schools. Estyn has examined how well schools and local authorities in Wales identify, support and challenge about ...

School inspectors have expressed fresh concern at literacy standards among 11 to 14-year-old pupils in Wales. A report by Estyn found the standard of reading and writing at key stage 3 much lower ...

Estyn says councils are reluctant to take difficult decisions and need to do more to re-organise or close schools with surplus places. There were nearly 100,000 surplus places in Wales last year.

Estyn is an independent Education and Training Inspectorate for Wales. Credit: PA Images In December 2024, the Welsh Government announced £7million of funding to support school attendance and re ...

AN audit report on the school inspection quango Estyn must be released to the public to prevent further accusations of a cover-up, it was claimed last night.

The grading system for schools in Wales was removed in early 2022 and the inspectorate says it will introduce further changes to how inspections are run to make them more "manageable" for providers.

The Welsh Government says it shares the chief inspector of schools in Wales' concerns that local councils are under performing, following the publication of of Estyn's annual report.