8. 6. Welsh Conservatives Debate: PISA

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:55 pm on 14 December 2016.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 4:55, 14 December 2016

I think the reflection and consideration that was taken by Donaldson—. I think it’s important that we, when we discussed it—I did say in the discussion we’ve had that most people actually accepted that Donaldson was the way forward at the time. I want to see us go forward.

I’m conscious of the time, Llywydd, so to finish: we have a clear direction of travel, with an emphasis on leadership, an emphasis on teacher excellence, the well-being of learners—let’s not forget that—the equity for our learners, a collective responsibility and delivering a twenty-first century curriculum so our young people can live in a twenty-first century world. Those who know education know that such policies do not happen overnight; they take time to bed in and we want to ensure that they have that time. So, I would follow the advice of the OECD. I would suggest we stay the course and continue our journey to ensure that our children and our grandchildren in the future will have a good education system.