Maths standards in Wales are too low with wide variations in the quality of teaching, according to the schools watchdog. A report by Estyn inspectors said there was a "concerning decline" in the ...

The Estyn inspection team has recently judged that Minera VA School has made 'sufficient progress' against the recommendations from the core inspection to be removed from special measures.

As Estyn Evans's classic book on the Mourne Mountains is reissued, Eileen Battersby takes a look at the 'founding father of Irish geography' 'I cannot claim any special feats of conquest or ...

Estyn is set to return to Powys next month to cast their eye over council proposals on how to improve education in the county ...

A Powys education chief has vowed that the county council’s response to a damning Estyn inspection report will not be just a “tick the box” exercise to get the inspectorate off their back ...

Watchdog Estyn expresses concern that not enough pupils are reaching their full potential in maths.

Pupil referral unit that takes children kicked out of school gets flawless Estyn report Inspectors found the Tai Education Centre needs none of the usual recommendations for areas to improve ...

Y Pant Comprehensive in Pontyclun is celebrating its Estyn inspection, which praises the school’s outstanding leadership, academic outcomes and inclusive ethos. The recent inspection highlighted ...

Estyn's Owen Evans is particularly worried about the number training to teach through the medium of Welsh, with the most recent figures "exceptionally low" ...

Understanding why children bring knives into school is better than a blanket exclusion policy, the chief inspector of Welsh education inspectorate Estyn has said. Owen Evans said the "easy answer ...

May I take this opportunity through your letters page to congratulate Libanus Primary School, Blackwood, on their glowing Estyn Inspection Report.