Tŷ Gwyn Special School, Cardiff, has invested in new information and communication technology to help improve pupils’ communication skills and break down barriers to learning.

St Christopher’s Special School, Wrexham, has developed a 14-19 years option programme to help pupils to gain a range of qualifications.

Staff at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Castell Nedd use a highly developed improvement strategy to help deliver good quality teaching.

Cwmfelinfach Primary School encourage learners with low self-esteem to shadow other pupils to help them gain confidence with learning.

Children at Cwmfelinfach Primary School develop good listening and speaking abilities as well as better literacy and numeracy as a result of learning a broader range of subjects.

By focusing on pupils' literacy from an early age teachers at Brynteg Nursery ensure learners become confident speakers and writers.

A robust system of teacher self-evaluation overseen by senior staff has resulted in a significant improvement in pupil literacy and numeracy across all ages at Gilfach Fargoed Primary school.

Staff at Ysgol Bryn Elian have improved pupils’ reading and numeracy skills, by reviewing the school curriculum, running literacy intervention projects and extending the time spent teaching English

At Llanyrafon Primary School, Torfaen, business enterprise projects provide all year groups with the opportunity to apply their skills to real life situations.