<p>Improving Education in Pembrokeshire</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 10 May 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 1:58, 10 May 2017

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Well, around five years ago, education in Pembrokeshire was in such a poor state that the Government had to send a specialist team in to save the situation there. Since then, education in Pembrokeshire has improved. Now, the county is around the middle of the list of counties in terms of educational attainment. I would still think that there is room for improvement, though. The disagreement that there’s been recently over the sixth-form provision in Pembrokeshire also suggests that the county council hadn’t had as firm a grip as it should’ve had on progress in education in this county. Given the fact that there is a possible change of leadership in Pembrokeshire at the moment, does the Cabinet Secretary intend to get in touch with the county council to ensure that that progress that we have seen over the past four years does continue, and that pupils in Pembrokeshire can expect their council to continue on a path from the poor position they were in five years ago to something far more positive for those pupils in future?