Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 10 May 2017.
Thank you, Simon. It is true to say that the level 2-plus inclusive in Pembrokeshire has improved from 51 per cent in 2011 to just over 59 per cent in 2016, and this is an improvement in attainment of 8.3 per cent since 2011, but it is not where you or I would want Pembrokeshire to be. You’re quite right, it is the primary responsibility of the new administration to get to grips with their school improvement plans, school organisation plans, to drive standards up further. As I’ve said in answer to Paul Davies, the regional consortia, because of concerns about Pembrokeshire, have deployed additional support to the county and I can assure you I will be meeting with the portfolio holder and the director of education in Pembrokeshire, as I do regularly with all portfolio holders and directors of education, to impress upon them the need to make progress.