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Recommendations

Schools, further education colleges, regional consortia and local authorities should raise the attainment of vulnerable learners so that it is more in line with their peers by:

  • R1 Tracking and monitoring the achievements of vulnerable learners more closely, and analysing data on groups of vulnerable learners better
  • R2 Improving their attendance and ensuring that they have access to targeted support
  • R3 Evaluating the curriculum to consider the extent to which it meets the needs of vulnerable learners

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Recommendations

The Welsh Government should:

  • R1 Provide clear, up-to-date guidance to local authorities, schools and PRUs on the use of managed moves and of PSPs, especially around part-time timetables
  • R2 Strengthen legal protection and protective measures around managed moves to reflect those currently available for pupils that are permanently excluded 
  • R3 Collect and publish managed move and exclusion data at local authority and national level
  • R4 Consider broadening performance measures, particularly at key stage 4, to promote inclusive practice at school and local authority level

Local authorities should:

  • R5 Provide pupils and their families with access to impartial information, advice and guidance prior and during the managed move process
  • R6 Monitor the use and appropriateness of PSPs at school level
  • R7 Collect data on managed moves and use this information to evaluate the effectiveness of PSPs
  • R8 Promote the development and use of school-to-school managed moves protocols wherever possible
  • R9 Ensure that pupils and their families have access to specialist advice and assessments in a timely manner to stabilise home school placements whenever possible

Schools should:

  • R10 Ensure that pupils and their families have access to impartial information, advice and guidance 
  • R11 Review the use of PSPs in light of national and local guidance at an early stage in the process of managed moves
  • R12 Ensure that key information is shared with the receiving school during the initial meeting

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This film shows examples of effective foundation phase practice in delivering literacy and numeracy in Year 1 and Year 2 through the use of fun and interactive learning experiences.  The aim of the film is to stimulate discussions both within and between schools to promote effective practice in teaching and learning across Wales. The film has five chapters which look at standards in literacy and numeracy, pupil voice and independence, provision for literacy and numeracy, teaching and assessment, and leadership.

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Recommendations

Schools should:

  • R1 Ensure a balance between the development of pupils’ skills and of their knowledge and understanding of subject content
  • R2 Ensure that pupils’ learning experiences in the humanities are wide-ranging, interesting, progressive and challenging, particularly at key stage 4
  • R3 Monitor the progress that pupils make in the humanities more closely
  • R4 Evaluate the curriculum for the humanities to prepare for the development and implementation of the new area of learning and experience
  • R5 Establish local networks of good practice to share resources and expertise, including making greater use of the schools’ locality

Local authorities and regional consortia should:

  • R6 Provide better professional learning opportunities for teachers of the humanities
  • R7 Provide more support for schools to evaluate their curriculum and to plan for the development of the humanities area of learning and experience

The Welsh Government should:

  • R8 Ensure that initial teacher education courses provide new teachers including primary teachers with the necessary skills to teach the humanities successfully and to respond to the new Curriculum for Wales

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Recommendations

Schools should:

  • R1 Provide stimulating and challenging learning opportunities in science involving effective practical work to meet the needs of all pupils, including the more able
  • R2 Evaluate their curriculum for science in preparation for the new area of learning and experience for science and technology
  • R3 Ensure that departmental self-evaluation is robust and based on a range of evidence to evaluate subject-specific standards and the quality of teaching
  • R4 Use feedback from the latest PISA report to inform planning for improvement
  • R5 Ensure that assessment helps pupils to know what they need to do to improve

Local authorities and regional consortia should:

  • R6 Provide more subject-specific support for science teachers on improving teaching and assessment, and facilitate the sharing of good practice
  • R7 Provide more support for schools to evaluate their curriculum, and plan for the development of the science and technology area of learning and experience, as well as the changes to qualifications in science

The Welsh Government should:

  • R8 Campaign to attract more science graduates into the teaching profession in Wales