Education Sector

All-age

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All-age

We celebrate the successes, highlight areas for improvement and focus on what’s important for learners in all-age schools.

Explore tailored advice and tools created for those working in all-age schools.

More information about our work is available below.

Our approach

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Ways to improve

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Poverty and disadvantage

Featured All-age resources

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Sgwrs Podcast: Towards an Anti-Racist Wales

Sgwrs Podcast: Curriculum for Wales

Thematic report - The additional learning needs system

Thematic Report: Developing pupils’ Welsh reading skills from 10-14 years of age

The impact of the whole school approach to remove barriers to learning.

The leadership of effective school support for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils

The new additional learning needs system - training materials

This PowerPoint is a way for providers to share the main findings of the report and review their own performance...

The new Additional Learning Needs system

This thematic report is written in response to a request for advice from the Minister for Education and the Welsh...

How the school uses the wider outdoor environment and community (Cynefin) to enhance pupils’ learning experience

School Governors - Acting as critical friends and the impact of governor training

This report is written in response to a request for advice from the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language...

Inspection guidance resources

These handbooks are valuable resources to gain insights into the standards and methodologies employed during inspections.

How we inspect What we inspect

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Latest articles

Blog posts and news articles relating to the All-age sector.

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Inconsistencies in Mathematics Teaching Hamper Pupil Progress Across Wales

National Qualifications on the menu as education leaders join forces at the Urdd Eisteddfod

Interim visits: a supportive approach to school inspections

Estyn Annual Report: Clear direction, improving self-evaluation and support and tackling recruitment are key to future success in Wales’ education system

Estyn live: Transition and pupil progression

Estyn to review use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in schools

Estyn outlines sector challenges and successes in early insights report

Statement: The teaching of reading in Wales

Estyn highlights the need for stronger collaboration between primary and secondary schools to support pupil transition

Inspection and report schedule

Latest inspection reports

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Inspection schedule

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