<p>Infant Classes (Islwyn)</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 3:01 pm on 6 July 2016.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 3:01, 6 July 2016

Can I thank the Member for the question and for his kind words? Can I make it clear that David Reynolds is not and adviser to my department? Can I also say that what there is evidence to suggest is that cutting class sizes is especially important to our younger pupils, it is especially important to our most deprived pupils—some of the communities that the Member says that he represents—and it is especially important to those young children whose first language is neither English nor Welsh? That’s where we know that cutting class sizes makes a real difference. If the Member spends time talking to both parents and teachers, he will know it is a priority for them. That’s why it was my top priority in my party’s manifesto and that’s why this Welsh Government will deliver on it.