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Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:16 pm on 14 June 2017.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 2:16, 14 June 2017

Thank you for that. I am aware of concerns on the issue of literature in key stage 4 and that some schools have been lobbying for increased emphasis on literature in performance measures. I have already signalled that school accountability is being reviewed as part of our education reforms and our national mission to improve education standards. We introduced new programmes of study for both English and Welsh in 2015, which require all schools to teach both language and literature elements for all until the end of key stage 4. I am keeping under review entry into Welsh literature and English literature GCSEs, and I will also be asking Estyn to review school practice in the teaching of literature at both key stage 3 and key stage 4.