A Guide to Improvement Resources

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

Information about the school/provider  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. The College is fully committed to promoting the Welsh language and puts … Continued

Information about the setting   At Nant Dyrys, passion for in the moment planning has become the setting’s new best friend. The sense of enjoyment, enthusiasm and exploration amongst both children and practitioners has become the daily norm as the setting often erupts into great learning opportunities filled with awe and wonder. The whole team share … Continued

Background  Torfaen Local authority was inspected in March 2022 and due to weaknesses in leadership, outcomes for young people and evaluation and improvement processes, the local authority was judged to cause significant concern.   There were four recommendations provided to the local authority:  R1 Improve outcomes for learners, particularly in secondary schools   R2 Strengthen performance management   … Continued

Information about the setting Cylch yn yr Ysgol is a Welsh medium setting situated in the small town of Builth Wells for children aged 3-4 years, Monday to Thursday, term time only. The pre-school has charity status and is led by a voluntary management committee with three practitioners. Children are welcomed from all backgrounds and … Continued

Information about the school/provider  St. Julian’s School in Newport is a large, diverse, and inclusive comprehensive school serving 1,428 pupils aged 11-18. The school hosts a local authority resource base centre, the Learning Development Centre (LDC), for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties. The school has an above national average percentage of pupils receiving … 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.

This thematic report is written in response to a request for advice from the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language in his remit letter to Estyn for 2022-2023. It is the first of at least two reports. 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. It also considers how well participating local authorities have supported schools.