A Guide to Improvement Resources

About the partnership The Conwy and Denbighshire adult learning in the community partnership is chaired by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and consists of:  During the 2023-2024 academic year, the partnership had 474 learners who engaged in classes funded using the Community Learning Grant issued to Conwy and Denbighshire local authorities by the Welsh Government. Many of … Continued

About the partnership The Conwy and Denbighshire adult learning in the community partnership is chaired by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and consists of:  During the 2023-2024 academic year, the partnership had 474 learners who engaged in classes funded using the Community Learning Grant issued to Conwy and Denbighshire local authorities by the Welsh Government. Many of … Continued

Information about the setting   Cylch Meithrin Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a Welsh medium setting providing early years education and childcare hours for 3 and 4yr olds. It is situated in the small village of Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant at Ysgol Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant School. The setting is a registered charity and is managed by a voluntary management committee and has … Continued

Information about the school  Fitzalan High School is a large English-medium secondary school serving pupils aged 11-18 in south Cardiff. The school serves a diverse community with a significant number of pupils from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and over 70 different languages spoken. Around 37% of all pupils are eligible for free school … Continued

Information about the school  Fitzalan High School is a large English-medium secondary school serving pupils aged 11-18 in south Cardiff. The school serves a highly diverse community with a significant number of pupils from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and over 70 different languages spoken. Around 37% of all pupils are eligible for free … Continued

Information about the school/provider  The Swansea University Schools’ Partnership comprises the University of Swansea, fourteen lead schools and fifty network schools situated in south and west Wales. In the university, the partnership is based in the Department of Education and Childhood Studies which sits within the School of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities … Continued

Information about the school/provider  The Swansea University Schools’ Partnership comprises the University of Swansea, fourteen lead schools and fifty network schools situated in south and west Wales. In the university, the partnership is based in the Department of Education and Childhood Studies which sits within the School of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities … Continued

Information about the school/provider Learn Welsh Glamorgan (LWG) is one of 10 providers of the National Centre for Learning Welsh and is responsible for providing Welsh for adults courses in the Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr areas and online. LWG is part of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Education (FLSE) at the University … Continued

Information about the college  Coleg Cambria is a large further education college in north-east Wales. It has five campuses across Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire. The campuses that Coleg Cambria use are in Deeside, Yale in Wrexham, Bersham Road in Wrexham, Llysfasi and Northop.  Context and background to the effective or innovative practice  The college has … Continued

Executive summary This report examines learner behaviour within further education (FE) colleges across Wales. It focuses on the factors that influence positive and negative behaviours, as well as the variations in behaviour across different learner groups and learning programmes. The report considers how colleges promote positive behaviours and manage negative behaviours, alongside the support and … Continued

Executive summary This report considers how well the funded non-maintained settings, maintained primary, secondary and all-age schools that participated in the review are implementing and embedding aspects of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (ALNET) and the accompanying Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Code. It also considers how well local authorities have … Continued

Executive Summary This report considers how effective the support and provision provided by early years education providers is at addressing the adverse effects of poverty and disadvantage on early years children. It focuses on how well local authorities and school improvement services support these providers in early years pedagogical approaches and how best to support … Continued

Executive summary This report considers how well schools work together to support pupils’ transition from primary into secondary school. It focuses on how well schools work together to ensure that their curricula and teaching develop pupils’ knowledge, skills, understanding and learning behaviours effectively across transition. It considers how schools support the well-being of learners at … Continued

Executive summary Following the publication of a report on pupils’ English reading skills from 10-14 years of age by Estyn in May 2023, we set out to produce a report on how Welsh and bilingual schools develop pupils’ Welsh reading skills across the curriculum. In autumn 2023, we visited twenty Welsh-medium and bilingual primary, secondary … Continued

This report focuses on the strategies and actions that secondary schools were employing in order to improve pupils’ attendance. It also considers the support provided by local authorities. The report identifies strengths and areas for improvement in practice and the barriers school leaders identified to pupils attending school and therefore improving attendance. It also includes cameos and case studies of effective practice.

This PowerPoint is a way for providers to share the main findings of the report and review their own performance in a particular thematic area. The presentations summarise the report and include questions which providers can consider when looking to improve.

This report considers the delivery of Essential Skills Wales (ESW) qualifications in Welsh Government-funded apprenticeships in Wales. Essential Skills Wales are a suite of qualifications intended to develop and confirm learners’ communication, application of number and digital literacy skills. Apprentices – unless they already have certain qualifications which allow exemption – are required to attain specified ESW qualifications to achieve their full apprenticeship framework.

This report summarises the findings from four regional Jobs Growth Wales+ monitoring visits conducted between October 2022 and June 2023. The report is based on the information gathered from the Welsh Government, lead and sub-contractor providers, participants, employers, Working Wales, and key staff in local authorities.